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Eriophorum tenellum
Also called Few-nerved cottongrass, Rough cottongrass, Conifer Cottongrass, Rough Cotton Grass
Eriophorum tenellum is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae.
Eriophorum tenellum is native to eastern North America, from Nunavut in Canada to Pennsylvania in the United States (U.S.), ranging as far west as Minnesota. In the U.S., it is most common in New England and the upper Great Lakes region.
Tall cottongrass · Northland cottonsedge · Arctic cottongrass · Chamisso's cottongrass · Slender cottongrass · Broad-leaved cottongrass · White cottongrass · Tussock cottongrass · Tawny cottongrass · Thinleaf cottonsedge · Cottongrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriophorum tenellum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
