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Eriophorum (cottongrass)

Synonyms: Eriophoropsis; Leucoma; Linagrostis; Plumaria

Wikipedia Abstract

Eriophorum (cottongrass, cotton-grass or cottonsedge) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family. They are found throughout the arctic, subarctic and temperate portions of the Northern Hemisphere in acid bog habitats, being particularly abundant in Arctic tundra regions.
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Species

Eriophorum alpinum
Eriophorum angustifolium (tall cottongrass) (Attributes)
Eriophorum beringianum
Eriophorum blytti
Eriophorum brachyantherum (northland cottonsedge) (Attributes)
Eriophorum callitrix (arctic cottongrass) (Attributes)
Eriophorum chamissonis (Chamisso's cottongrass) (Attributes)
Eriophorum equisetiforme
Eriophorum fellowsii
Eriophorum fusseolum
Eriophorum gracile (slender cottongrass) (Attributes)
Eriophorum gracilifolium
Eriophorum guathieri
Eriophorum humile
Eriophorum latifolium (Broad-leaved Cotton-grass) (Attributes)
Eriophorum medium (intermediate cottongrass)
Eriophorum obtusa
Eriophorum polystachion
Eriophorum polystachiovaginatum
Eriophorum pylaieanum
Eriophorum rousseauanum
Eriophorum rousseauianum
Eriophorum russeolum (red cottongrass)
Eriophorum scheuchzeri (white cottongrass) (Attributes)
Eriophorum tenellum (fewnerved cottongrass) (Attributes)
Eriophorum tolmatchevii
Eriophorum transiens
Eriophorum vaginatum (tussock cottongrass) (Attributes)
Eriophorum virginicum (tawny cottongrass) (Attributes)
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (thinleaf cottonsedge) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0