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Eriophorum vaginatum L.
tussock cottongrass

       
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Photo of Eriophorum vaginatum L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Eriophorum vaginatum L.

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Distribution:
Eriophorum vaginatum L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, CT, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Eriophorum vaginatum L.

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 18 species in Eriophorum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin. . Image Available.
Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum
tussock cottongrass
Distribution of Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. vaginatum. .
Eriophorum vaginatum var. vaginatum
tussock cottongrass
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Classification:
Eriophorum vaginatum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus Eriophorum L. – cottongrass
Species Eriophorum vaginatum L. – tussock cottongrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eriophorum vaginatum L.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum
hare's tail              Endangered
Indiana:
Eriophorum spissum [=ERVAS]
dense cotton-grass              Extirpated
New Jersey:
Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum
sheathed cotton-grass              Endangered
Rhode Island:
Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum
hare's tail              Historical
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Eriophorum vaginatum L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW NO NO

Eriophorum spissum [=ERVAS]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Eriophorum vaginatum L.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40104.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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