Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Habit:  herb

Description:  "Tufted herb, 5-20 cm tall.  Leaves strap-like, 20-60 x 1-8 mm with gradually tapering, blunt spices.  Floral heads slightly flattened, globular; 4.5-5.5 mm diameter, on glabrous stalks 5-20 cm long.  Male flowers with minute petals; female flowers with 3 sparsely hairy white petals 1.3-1.5 mm long, each tipped with a dark gland.  Seeds yellow, ribbed, 0.5-0.7 mm long."  (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Habitat/ecology:  "Swampy areas, ditches, river margins and rice fields" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Propagation:  "Seeds dispersed by water and birds" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Native range:  Asia (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Philippines Philippine Islands	Philippine Islands		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Philippines Philippine Islands	Philippine Islands	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Cambodia Cambodia	Cambodia (Kingdom of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
China China	China (People's Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Indonesia Indonesia	Indonesia (Republic of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Indonesia Indonesia	Indonesia (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Malaysia Malaysia	Malaysia (country of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Taiwan Taiwan	Taiwan Island	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Thailand Thailand	Thailand (Kingdom of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)
Thailand Thailand	Thailand (Kingdom of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2009)
Vietnam Vietnam	Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)		Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. (1998) (p. 40)

Comments:  "A serious weed of rice in India but minor elsewhere" (Waterhouse & Mitchell, 1998; pp. 39-40).

Additional information:
Additional online information about Eriocaulon truncatum is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Information about Eriocaulon truncatum as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Taxonomic information about Eriocaulon truncatum may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

References:

U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. 2009. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Online searchable database.

Waterhouse, B. M./Mitchell, A. A. 1998. Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy: weeds target list. Second edition. Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service, Miscellaneous Publication No. 6/98. 110 pp.