Eriophorum

Eriophorum
Eriophorum vaginatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eriophorum
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Type species
Eriophorum vaginatum
Synonyms[3]
Heterotypic synonyms
    • Eriophoropsis Palla
    • Leucoma Ehrh.
    • Linagrostis Guett.
    • Plumaria Bubani
    • Plumaria Heist. ex Fabr.

Eriophorum (cottongrass, cotton-grass or cottonsedge) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family. They are found in the cool temperate, alpine, and Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, primarily in the middle latitudes of North America, Europe, and Asia.

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