Eriophorum vaginatum L.
(Hare’s-tail Cottongrass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEriophorum vaginatum (Hare’s-tail 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 vaginatum (Hare’s-tail Cottongrass) :
1: Eriophorum vaginatum (Hare’s-tail Cottongrass)
17 May 2015 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: ClumpImage 2: Clump (2)Image 3: Clump against IngleboroughImage 4: Clump against Ingleborough (2)Image 5: ClumpsImage 6: Clumps (2)Image 7: Group of plantsImage 8: InflorescencesImage 9: Inflorescences (2)Image 10: Inflorescences (3)Image 11: Infructescence - black backgroundImage 12: Infructescence - black background (2)Image 13: InfructescencesImage 14: Infructescences (2)Image 15: Infructescence - white backgroundImage 16: Infructescence - white background (2)Image 17: Leaf sheaths - black backgroundImage 18: Plants in landscapeImage 19: Plants in landscape (2)Image 20: Plants in landscape (3)Image 21: Plants in landscape (4)Image 22: Plants in landscape (5)Image 23: Plants in landscape (6)Image 24: Plants in landscape (7)Image 25: Floret - dissection - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 26: Infructescence - young - close-up - enlarged - black backgroundImage 27: Infructescence - young - close-up - enlarged - black background (2)Image 28: Ovule and pappus - highly enlarged - black background
2: Eriophorum vaginatum (Hare’s-tail Cottongrass)
17 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Plant - by treeImage 2: Plant growing at base of treeImage 3: Plant growing at base of tree (2)Image 4: Plant - in situImage 5: Plant - in situ (2)Image 6: Plant - in situ (3)Image 7: Plant - in situ (4)Image 8: Plant - in situ (5)Image 9: Plants by SphagnumImage 10: Plants by Sphagnum (2)Image 11: Plants - in landscapeImage 12: Plants - in situ
3: Eriophorum vaginatum (Hare’s-tail Cottongrass)
24 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH80 57° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
growing in bog near edge of loch
Image 1: Leaf sheath - last year\'s - close-upImage 2: Plant - in situImage 3: Seed head - old - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Seed head - old - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Seed head - old - close-up - enlarged (3)
4: Eriophorum vaginatum (Hare’s-tail Cottongrass)
27 May 1974 OSGR: SE89 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Plant

Eriophorum vaginatum (Hare’s-tail Cottongrass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eriophorum vaginatum (Hare’s-tail Cottongrass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eriophorum vaginatum (Hare’s-tail Cottongrass)
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