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Eriophorum brachyantherum

Eriophorum brachyantherum Trautv. & C.A. Mey.

Closed-sheath Cotton-grass, Closed-sheath Cottongrass, Northland Cottonsedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERBR6

USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 28 inches tall.
Fruit: Seed heads are covered in a dense fluffy mass of white cotton-like fibers.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Brown , Black
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth usually of 8 or more bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AK
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Bogs, fens, tundra, muskeg, wet soils.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Eriophorum brachyantherum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriophorum brachyantherum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriophorum brachyantherum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-30
Research By: CBR

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