green keeled cottongrass
(Eriophorum viridicarinatum)
| Conservation Status | 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 |
Great Plains |
OBL - Obligate wetland | |||||
Midwest |
OBL - Obligate wetland |
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Northcentral & Northeast |
OBL - Obligate wetland |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Occurrence |
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| Habitat | Bogs, fens, wet woods, meadows, marshes. |
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| Flowering |
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| Height | 8″ to 24″ |
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| Identification | The “cotton” is a tuft of bristles attached to the tiny fruits. |
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| Distribution |  |
Sources: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28. | |||||
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Cyperaceae (sedge) |
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Subfamily: |
Cyperoideae |
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Tribe: |
Scirpeae |
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| Synonyms |
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| Common Names |
bog cotton-grass green keeled cotton-grass green-keeled cotton-grass tassel cotton-grass thin-leaved cotton-grass thinleaf cottonsedge |
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