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General Information | |
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Symbol: | ERVAS |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
Native Status: |
AK N CAN N GL N L48 N SPM N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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L48 | ![]() |
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HI | ![]() |
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Images
Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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ERSP8 | Eriophorum spissum Fernald |
ERSPE | Eriophorum spissum Fernald var. erubescens (Fernald) Fernald |
ERVAS2 | Eriophorum vaginatum L. ssp. spissum (Fernald) Hultén |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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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. | |
Connecticut
hare's tail
Endangered
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Indiana
Eriophorum spissum
dense cotton-grass
Extirpated
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New Jersey
sheathed cotton-grass
Endangered
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Rhode Island
hare's tail
Historical
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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