Scientific or common name:

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

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CYPERACEAE - Sedge family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin
Rank: variety

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Common names

U.S. name: Tussock cottongrass

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Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Eriophorum spissum Fernald
= Eriophorum spissum Fernald var. erubescens (Fernald) Fernald
= Eriophorum vaginatum L. ssp. spissum (Fernald) Hultén

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eriophorum
Species:

1) Eriophorum alpinum L. 2) Eriophorum altaicum Meinsh. 3) Eriophorum altaicum Meinsh. var. altaicum Meinsh. [excluded] 4) Eriophorum altaicum Meinsh. var. neogaeum Raymond 5) Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. 6) Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. angustifolium 7) Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. scabriusculum Hultén 8) Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. subarcticum (Vassiljev) Hultén ex Kartesz & Gandhi 9) Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. ssp. triste (Th. Fr.) Hultén 10) Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. var. coloratum Hultén 11) Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. var. giganteum Hultén 12) Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. var. majus F.W. Schultz 13) Eriophorum brachyantherum Trautv. & C.A. Mey. 14) Eriophorum brachyantherum Trautv. & C.A. Mey. var. brachyantherum 15) Eriophorum callitrix Cham. ex C.A. Mey. 16) Eriophorum callitrix Cham. ex C.A. Mey. var. callitrix 17) Eriophorum callitrix Cham. ex C.A. Mey. var. moravium Raymond 18) Eriophorum callitrix Cham. ex C.A. Mey. var. pallidus Hultén 19) Eriophorum chamissonis C.A. Mey. 20) Eriophorum chamissonis C.A. Mey. var. albidum (F. Nyl.) Fernald 21) Eriophorum chamissonis C.A. Mey. var. aquatile (Norman) Fernald 22) Eriophorum crinigerum (A. Gray) Beetle 23) Eriophorum gracile W.D.J. Koch 24) Eriophorum gracile W.D.J. Koch var. caurianum Fernald 25) Eriophorum gracile W.D.J. Koch var. gracile 26) Eriophorum opacum (Björnstr.) Fernald 27) Eriophorum polystachion L. p.p. 28) Eriophorum russeolum Fr. ex Hartm. 29) Eriophorum russeolum Fr. ex Hartm. ssp. rufescens (E.S. Anderson) Hyl., nom. inq. 30) Eriophorum russeolum Fr. ex Hartm. var. albidum F. Nyl. 31) Eriophorum russeolum Fr. ex Hartm. var. majus Sommier 32) Eriophorum russeolum Fr. ex Hartm. var. russeolum 33) Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe 34) Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe ssp. arcticum Novoselova 35) Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe ssp. scheuchzeri 36) Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe var. tenuifolium Ohwi 37) Eriophorum spissum Fernald 38) Eriophorum spissum Fernald var. erubescens (Fernald) Fernald 39) Eriophorum tenellum Nutt. 40) Eriophorum tenellum Nutt. var. monticola Fernald 41) Eriophorum triste (Th. Fr.) Hadac & A. Löve 42) Eriophorum vaginatum L. 43) Eriophorum vaginatum L. ssp. spissum (Fernald) Hultén 44) Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin 45) Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. vaginatum 46) Eriophorum virginicum L. 47) Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald 48) Eriophorum x beringianum Raymond 49) Eriophorum x churchillianum Lepage 50) Eriophorum x gauthieri B. Boivin 51) Eriophorum x medium Andersson 52) Eriophorum x medium Andersson ssp. album J. Cay. 53) Eriophorum x medium Andersson ssp. medium 54) Eriophorum x porsildii Raymond 55) Eriophorum x pylaieanum Raymond 56) Eriophorum x rousseauanum Raymond 57) Eriophorum x sorensenii Raymond

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
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)


Map for Eriophorum vaginatum L. var. spissum (Fernald) B. Boivin
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Cyperaceae)
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1) Abildgaardia (sedge) 2) Amphiscirpus (bulrush) 3) Baeothryon (bulrush) 4) Blysmopsis (bulrush) 5) Blysmus (bulrush) 6) Bolboschoenus (bulrush) 7) Bulbostylis (hairsedge) 8) Carex (sedge) 9) Chaetocyperus (spikerush) 10) Cladium (sawgrass) 11) Cymophyllus 12) Cyperus (flatsedge) 13) Dichromena (beaksedge) 14) Dulichium 15) Eleocharis (spikerush) 16) Elyna (bog sedge) 17) Eriophorum (cottongrass) 18) Fimbristylis (fimbry) 19) Fuirena (umbrella-sedge) 20) Gahnia (sawsedge) 21) Heleocharis (spikerush) 22) Hemicarpha (halfchaff sedge) 23) Holoschoenus (bulrush) 24) Hymenochaeta (bulrush) 25) Hypolytrum 26) Isolepis (bulrush) 27) Juncellus (flatsedge) 28) Kobresia (bog sedge) 29) Kyllinga (spikesedge) 30) Lagenocarpus 31) Lepironia 32) Leucocoma (bulrush) 33) Lipocarpha (halfchaff sedge) 34) Machaerina (twigrush) 35) Mapania 36) Mariscus (sawgrass) 37) Morelotia 38) Oncostylis (hairsedge) 39) Oreobolus 40) Oxycaryum (bulrush) 41) Psilocarya (beaksedge) 42) Pycreus (flatsedge) 43) Remirea (beachstar) 44) Rhynchospora (beaksedge) 45) Schoenoplectus (bulrush) 46) Schoenus (bogrush) 47) Scirpodendron 48) Scirpoides (bulrush) 49) Scirpus (bulrush) 50) Scleria (nutrush) 51) Stenophyllus (hairsedge) 52) Torulinium (flatsedge) 53) Trichophorum (bulrush) 54) Trichophyllum (spikerush) 55) Uncinia (birdcatching sedge) 56) Websteria (algal bulrush)

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Common names (Eriophorum)
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1) (no name) 2) Alpine bulrush (Eriophorum alpinum) 3) Arctic cottongrass (Eriophorum callitrix) 4) Chamisso's cottongrass (Eriophorum chamissonis) 5) Fewnerved cottongrass (Eriophorum tenellum) 6) Fringed cottongrass (Eriophorum crinigerum) 7) Intermediate cottongrass (Eriophorum x medium) 8) Northland cottonsedge (Eriophorum brachyantherum) 9) Red cottongrass (Eriophorum russeolum) 10) Slender cottongrass (Eriophorum gracile) 11) Tall cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) 12) Tawny cottongrass (Eriophorum virginicum) 13) Thinleaf cottonsedge (Eriophorum viridicarinatum) 14) Tussock cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) 15) White cottongrass (Eriophorum scheuchzeri) 16) Whitebristle cottongrass (Eriophorum altaicum)

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More species:
1) Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelm.) Fernald [347]
2) Eriophorum x gauthieri B. Boivin [143]
3) Eriophorum x porsildii Raymond [306]
4) Eriophyllum integrifolium (Hook.) Greene [90]
5) Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes var. typicum Constance [141]
6) Eriophyllum nubigenum Greene ex A. Gray var. congdonii (Brandegee) Constance [161]
7) Eriophyllum wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray var. rubellum (A. Gray) A. Gray [132]
8) Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin [1958]
9) Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. [338]
10) Eroteum albopunctatum (Griseb.) Britton [90]

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