Eriophorum gracile
Appearance
Eriophorum gracile | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Eriophorum |
Species: | E. gracile
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Binomial name | |
Eriophorum gracile Roth[1]
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Eriophorum gracile is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is known by the common name slender cottongrass,[2][3] or slender cottonsedge. Eriophorum gracile is a plant with circumboreal distribution, extending south into mountain ranges of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in wet areas such as bogs.
Eriophorum gracile is a thin, tall perennial herb with a slender, rounded, solid, mostly naked stem reaching 30 to 60 centimeters in height. It produces a fluffy inflorescence atop its stem with a wispy, cottony white flower. The plants grow in colonies, often spreading vegetatively by rhizome.
References
[edit]- ^ "Eriophorum gracile Roth". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 20 August 2024.Roth&rft_id=https://www.ipni.org/n/307364-1&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Eriophorum gracile" class="Z3988">
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ NRCS. "Eriophorum gracile". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
Bibliography
[edit]- Barr, Camille (1996). "Population Study of Eriophorum gracile Koch (Cyperaceae) at its Southern Range Limit in Pennsylvania". Bartonia. 59: 87–93. Retrieved 19 September 2024.Koch (Cyperaceae) at its Southern Range Limit in Pennsylvania&rft.volume=59&rft.pages=87-93&rft.date=1996&rft.aulast=Barr&rft.aufirst=Camille&rft_id=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36312645#page/353/mode/1up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Eriophorum gracile" class="Z3988">
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual Treatment
- "Eriophorum gracile (Slender Cottongrass)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 29 November 2024.