Eriophorum virginicum

Eriophorum virginicum
Morristown, Vermont, USA (July 25)

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eriophorum
Species:
E. virginicum
Binomial name
Eriophorum virginicum
Synonyms[3]
Homotypic synonyms
    • Eriophoropsis virginica (L.) Palla
    • Scirpus virginicus (L.) T.Koyama
Heterotypic synonyms
    • Eriophorum confertissimum Alph.Wood
    • Eriophorum virginianum Houtt.
    • Eriophorum virginicum var. album A.Gray
    • Eriophorum virginicum f. album (A.Gray) Wiegand
    • Eriophorum virginicum var. confertissimum (Alph.Wood) Alph.Wood
    • Eriophorum virginicum var. gracile Torr.

Eriophorum virginicum, the tawny cottongrass, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern North America but was introduced in British Columbia in western Canada. It is most common in eastern Canada, New England, and the Great Lakes region. It is the only species of Eriophorum in North America that occurs in the southeastern United States, where it is uncommon. The common name refers to the tawny color of its fruiting head. Despite the name, it is a sedge, not a grass, and it is sometimes called tawny cottonsedge to emphasize this fact.

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