Eriophorum scheuchzeri
Dense Cotton Grass, One Spike Cottongrass
Other regional names: Scheuchzer's Cottongrass +1 more
- Scheuchzer's Cottongrass
- White Cottongrass
Also known as: Eriophorum altaicum Meinsh. +10 more
- Eriophorum altaicum Meinsh.
- Eriophorum capitatum Host
- Eriophorum chamissonis Ledeb., 1829
- Eriophorum leucocephalum Boeckeler
- Eriophorum scheuchzeri subsp. altaicum (Meinsh.) N.V.Bondareva
- Eriophorum scheuchzeri subsp. arcticum M.S.Novos.
- Eriophorum sphaerocephalum Wulfen
- Plumaria scheuchzeri (Hoppe) Bubani
- Scirpus leucocephalus (Boeckeler) T.Koyama
- Scirpus scheuchzeri (Hoppe) Vitman
- Scirpus scheuchzeri Hartmann
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Eriophorum scheuchzeri (commonly known as Dense Cotton-Grass or One-Spike Cottongrass) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Austria, British Columbia, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Pakistan, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Utah, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
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