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Eriophorum virginicum L.
tawny cottongrass

       
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Photo of Eriophorum virginicum L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. 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 virginicum L.

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Distribution:
Eriophorum virginicum L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Eriophorum virginicum L.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 19 species in Eriophorum
 

Classification:
Eriophorum virginicum L.

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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 virginicum L. – tawny cottongrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eriophorum virginicum L.

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.

Illinois:
rusty cotton grass              Endangered
Kentucky:
tawny cotton-grass              Endangered
Tennessee:
tawny cotton-grass              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Eriophorum virginicum L.

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 OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Eriophorum virginicum L.

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 40105.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

 
 
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