Eriophorum

Eriophorum
Eriophorum
Eriophorum scheuchzeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eriophorum
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Species

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Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the Sedge family. They are found throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere in acid bog habitats, being particularly abundant in Arctic tundra regions.[1][2]

They are herbaceous perennial plants with slender, grass-like leaves. The seed heads are covered in a fluffy mass of cotton which are carried on the wind to aid dispersal.

Selected species

  • Eriophorum altaicum Meinsh. (Whitebristle Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. (Common Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum brachyantherum Trautv. & C.A.Mey. (Northland Cottonsedge)
  • Eriophorum callitrix Cham. ex C.A.Mey. (Arctic Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum chamissonis C.A.Mey. (Chamisso's Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum comosum (Wall.) Wall. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Eriophorum crinigerum (A.Gray) Beetle (Fringed Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum gracile W.D.J.Koch ex Roth (Slender Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum japonicum Maxim.
  • Eriophorum latifolium Hoppe (Broad-leaved Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum microstachyum Boeck.
  • Eriophorum russeolum Fr. ex Hartm. (Red Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe (White Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum tenellum Nutt. (Fewnerved Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum vaginatum L. (Hare's-tail Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum virginicum L. (Tawny Cottongrass)
  • Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fern. (Thinleaf Cottongrass)

Sources:[1][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Flora Europaea: Eriophorum
  2. ^ Flora of North America: Eriophorum
  3. ^ eFloras search results: Eriophorum
  4. ^ USDA Plants Profiles: Eriophorum


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