PLANTS Profile for Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum (tussock cottongrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin
tussock cottongrass

Symbol:

ERVAS

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 vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin

Eriophorum spissum

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 vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin

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Synonyms:
Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin

	ERSP8	Eriophorum spissum Fernald
	ERSPE	Eriophorum spissum Fernald var. erubescens (Fernald) Fernald
	ERVAS2	Eriophorum vaginatum L. ssp. spissum (Fernald) Hultén

Distribution:
Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin


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USA (AK, CT, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WI), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 18 species in Eriophorum, 2 varieties in Eriophorum vaginatum L.

Classification:
Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin

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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 vaginatum L. – tussock cottongrass
Variety	Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin – tussock cottongrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin

This plant and synonym 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.

Connecticut:
hare's tail		Endangered
Indiana:
Eriophorum spissum
dense cotton-grass		Extirpated
New Jersey:
sheathed cotton-grass		Endangered
Rhode Island:
hare's tail		Historical

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin

Eriophorum spissum:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Eriophorum vaginatum:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,OBL

OBL

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528041.

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

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 08:20 PM CDT