PLANTS Profile for Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. angustifolium (tall cottongrass)

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Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium
tall cottongrass

Symbol:

ERANA3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium

Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum

©Susan McDougall. The Flora of Mt. Adams. United States, WA, Mount Adams, Swampy Meadows. July 27, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium

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Synonyms:
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium

ERANS	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. scabriusculum Hultén	tall cottongrass
ERANS2	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. subarcticum (Vassiljev) Hultén ex Kartesz & Gandhi	tall cottongrass
ERANC2	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. var. coloratum Hultén
ERANG2	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. var. giganteum Hultén
ERANM	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. var. majus F.W. Schultz
ERPO6	Eriophorum polystachion L. p.p.

Distribution:
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium


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USA (AK, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NY, OR, SD, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 19 species in Eriophorum, 2 subspecies in Eriophorum angustifolium Honck.

Classification:
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium

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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 angustifolium Honck. – tall cottongrass
Subspecies	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium – tall cottongrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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:
Eriophorum angustifolium
narrow-leaved cotton-grass		Rare
New Hampshire:
Eriophorum angustifolium
narrow-leaved cotton-grass		Endangered
New York:
Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum
narrow-leaf cottongrass		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium

Eriophorum angustifolium:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Eriophorum polystachion: