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Eriophorum vaginatum var. vaginatum

Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. vaginatum

Tussock Cotton-grass, Tussock Cottongrass

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERVAV

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Seed heads are covered in a dense fluffy mass of white cotton-like fibers.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth of 10 or more usually white, seldom reddish or brown, bristles. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AK , MT
Canada: AB , BC , NT , NU , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Bogs, meadows, swales, tundra, wet places, peaty soils.

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

Metadata

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

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