Syngonanthus flavidulus

Syngonanthus flavidulus, common name yellow hatpins, is a flowering plant.^[1] It grows in the southeastern United States including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.^[2] It is in the Syngonanthus genus and pipewort family Eriocaulaceae.^[3] A perennial, it grows to about a foot in height.^[4] It grows in flatwoods, prairies, and pond margins. It has very small flowers that bloom February to July and appear as small white buttons and it has shiny leaves.^[5] Eugen Otto Wilhelm Ruhland reclassified it from Eriocaulon to Syngonanthus in 1903.^[5]

Syngonanthus flavidulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Eriocaulaceae
Genus:	Syngonanthus
Species:	S. flavidulus
Binomial name
Syngonanthus flavidulus (Michx.) Ruhland[1]