PLANTS Profile for Eriophorum viridicarinatum (thinleaf cottonsedge)

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Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald
thinleaf cottonsedge

Symbol:

ERVI9

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald

Edward G. Voss. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald

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Distribution:
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 19 species in Eriophorum

Classification:
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Eriophorum L. – cottongrass
Species	Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald – thinleaf cottonsedge

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
green-keeled cotton-grass		Rare
Pennsylvania:
thin-leaved cotton-grass		Threatened
Rhode Island:
bog cotton-grass		Special Concern
Washington:
green keeled cotton-grass		Sensitive

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald

Nat. Ind.

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OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40106.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 05:33 PM MDT