Eriophorum
bog cotton, cotton-grass
Specimens
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Eriophorum
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 52. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 27. 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 52. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 27. 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Eriophorum:
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Eriophorum angustifolium – many-spiked bog cotton, many-spiked cotton-grass
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and eastern North America. -
ssp. angustifolium – many-spiked cottongrass
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Eriophorum chamissonis – Chamisso's cotton-grass, russet cotton-grass Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the northeastern corner of Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
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Eriophorum gracile – slender cotton-grass Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, east across Canada to the Great Lakes region and northeastern North America.
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Eriophorum virginicum – tawny cotton-grass Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to northwestern Washington; native to eastern North America.
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Eriophorum viridicarinatum – tassel cotton-grass Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; Alaska to northeastern Washington, Idaho, western Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado, east across the northern Great Plains to the Great Lakes, and northeastern North America.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Eriophorum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Eriophorum checklist entry
OregonFlora: Eriophorum information
E-Flora BC: Eriophorum atlas page
CalPhotos: Eriophorum photos
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