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Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. angustifolium

Common Cottongrass, Many Spiked Cottongrass
Other regional names: Narrow Leaved Cottongrass +2 more
  • Narrow Leaved Cottongrass
  • Tall Cottongrass
  • Thin Scale Cottongrass
Also known as: Eriophorum alpicola Schur +19 more
  • Eriophorum alpicola Schur
  • Eriophorum angustifolium f. rubrovaginatum Raymond
  • Eriophorum angustifolium f. scammanianum Raymond
  • Eriophorum angustifolium f. uniceps Th.Fr.
  • Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. minus (Dalla Torre) Holub
  • Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. ramigerum Norm.
  • Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. scabriusculum Hultén
  • Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. subarcticum (V.N.Vassil.) Hultén
  • Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. subarcticum (V.N.Vassil.) Hultén ex Kartesz & Gandhi
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. alpinum Gaudin
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. alpinum Gray
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. brevifolium Torr.
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. coloratum Hultén
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. congestum Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. elatius Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. giganteum Hultén
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. gracile Nyman
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. laxum Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. majus Schultz
  • Eriophorum angustifolium var. megastachyon Nutt.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. angustifolium (commonly known as Common Cottongrass or Many-Spiked Cottongrass) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Eriophorum angustifolium, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Portugal, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Base Species & Variations

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