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Cottongrasses
Eriophorum
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.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first
tussock cottongrass
speciesEriophorum vaginatum
Common Cottongrass
speciesEriophorum angustifolium
tawny cottongrass
speciesEriophorum virginicum
Scheuchzer's cottongrass
speciesEriophorum scheuchzeri
Broad-leaved Cottongrass
speciesEriophorum latifolium
green-keeled cottongrass
speciesEriophorum viridicarinatum
russet cottongrass
speciesEriophorum chamissonis
slender cottongrass
speciesEriophorum gracile
rough cottongrass
speciesEriophorum tenellum
short-anther cottongrass
speciesEriophorum brachyantherum
arctic cottongrass
speciesEriophorum callitrix
Eriophorum × pylaieanum
hybridEriophorum × pylaieanum
Eriophorum humile
speciesEriophorum humile
Eriophorum × medium
hybridEriophorum × medium
Eriophorum transiens
speciesEriophorum transiens
Eriophorum × rousseauianum
hybridEriophorum × rousseauianum
Eriophorum × beringianum
hybridEriophorum × beringianum
Eriophorum tolmatchevii
speciesEriophorum tolmatchevii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72122.