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Eriophorum viridicarinatum
Also called Green-keeled cottongrass, Tassel cottongrass, Thinleaf cottongrass, Dark Scale Cottongrass, Green Cottongrass, Green Keeled Cotton Grass, Tall Cottongrass
Thinleaf cottonsedge is a perennial sedge native to cold northern North America, grown mainly in bog or pond-edge settings. It needs constantly wet, cool, low-nutrient conditions and is rarely grown in ordinary gardens.
Eriophorum viridicarinatum is a species of sedge known by the common names thinleaf cottonsedge, green-keeled cottongrass, and bog cottongrass. It is native to Canada and the United States.
Eriophorum viridicarinatum is native to northern North America, where it occurs in Alaska and throughout much of Canada, its range extending into the northern contiguous United States. It is widespread in eastern Canada, with spotty distribution in western Canada and Alaska. In the United States, it is most common in western Montana, the Great Lakes region, and New England.
Tall cottongrass · Northland cottonsedge · Arctic cottongrass · Chamisso's cottongrass · Slender cottongrass · Broad-leaved cottongrass · White cottongrass · Fewnerved cottongrass · Tussock cottongrass · Tawny cottongrass · Cottongrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriophorum viridicarinatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
