Eriophorum L.
(cottongrasses, bog-cottons)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass
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 		Species 8 images
Eriophorum gracile
Slender Cottongrass
Species 1 ident. refs
Eriophorum latifolium
Broad-leaved Cottongrass
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 		Species 11 images
Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare’s-tail Cottongrass
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 		Species 46 images
Eriophorum (unidentified)
Unidentified Cottongrasses, Bog-cottons
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 		Unidentified 2 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusEriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Conaghan, J.P. et al Eriophorum Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Eriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 35 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eriophorum (cottongrasses, bog-cottons)
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