Eriophorum latifolium Hoppe
(Broad-leaved Cottongrass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEriophorum latifolium (Broad-leaved Cottongrass)
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)
Records of Eriophorum latifolium (Broad-leaved Cottongrass) :
1: Eriophorum latifolium (Broad-leaved Cottongrass)
16 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
in calcareous flush
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-up - white backgroundImage 2: Inflorescence - close-up - white background (2)Image 3: Inflorescence - close-up - white background (3)Image 4: Leaves - close-upImage 5: Plants - in situImage 6: Plants - in situ (2)Image 7: Leaf sheath - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Leaf sheath - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 9: Spike - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Spike - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 11: Spike - close-up - enlarged - white background (3)

Eriophorum latifolium (Broad-leaved Cottongrass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eriophorum latifolium (Broad-leaved Cottongrass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eriophorum latifolium (Broad-leaved Cottongrass)
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