Eriophorum vaginatum
Cottongrass, Hare Tail Cotton Grass
Other regional names: Hare's Tail Cotton Sedge +2 more
- Hare's Tail Cotton Sedge
- Hare's Tail Cottongrass
- Harestail
Also known as: Eriophorum caespitosum Host +17 more
- Eriophorum caespitosum Host
- Eriophorum caespitosum var. humilius E.Mey.
- Eriophorum callithrix Lange
- Eriophorum callitrix var. erubescens Fernald
- Eriophorum fauriei E.G.Camus
- Eriophorum kerneri Ullep.
- Eriophorum scabridum Ohwi
- Eriophorum spissum Fernald
- Eriophorum spissum var. erubescens (Fernald) Fernald
- Eriophorum vaginatum f. erubescens (Fernald) B.Boivin
- Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. fauriei (E.G.Camus) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. spissum (Fernald) Hultén
- Eriophorum vaginatum var. fauriei (E.G.Camus) Kitag.
- Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum (Fernald) B.Boivin
- Linagrostis vaginata (L.) Scop.
- Plumaria vaginata (L.) Bubani
- Scirpus fauriei (E.G.Camus) T.Koyama
- Scirpus fauriei subsp. vaginatus T.Koyama
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Eriophorum vaginatum (commonly known as Cottongrass or Hare-tail Cotton-grass) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
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, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon