Eriocaulon ratnagiricum

Eriocaulon ratnagiricum is a critically endangered monocotyledonous plant only recorded near Ratnagiri in the state of Maharashtra, India.^[1][2] It is a small annual which grows on the edges of temporary pools on lateritic plateaus.^[1]

Eriocaulon ratnagiricum
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Eriocaulaceae
Genus:	Eriocaulon
Species:	E. ratnagiricum
Binomial name
Eriocaulon ratnagiricum S.R.Yadav, S.P.Gaikwad & Sardesai