green keeled cottongrass
(Eriophorum viridicarinatum)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNR - Unranked SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | OBL - Obligate wetland |
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| Midwest | OBL - Obligate wetland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | OBL - Obligate wetland |
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Description |
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The “cotton” is a tuft of bristles attached to the tiny fruits. |
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Height |
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8″ to 24″ |
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Habitat |
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Bogs, fens, wet woods, meadows, marshes. |
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Biology |
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Maturing |
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Mid-June to late July |
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Use |
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Distribution |
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| 1/6/2014 | ||||
Nativity |
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Native |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
Order |
Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
Family |
Cyperaceae (sedge) | ||
| Subfamily | Cyperoideae | ||
| Tribe | Scirpeae | ||
Genus |
Eriophorum (cottongrass) | ||
Synonyms |
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Common Names |
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bog cotton-grass green keeled cotton-grass green-keeled cotton-grass tassel cotton-grass thin-leaved cotton-grass thinleaf cottonsedge |
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