Hare's-tail Cottongrass | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Eriophorum |
Species: | E. vaginatum |
Binomial name | |
Eriophorum vaginatum L. |
Eriophorum vaginatum L. (Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Tussock Cottongrass, Sheathed Cottonsedge) is a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the family Cyperaceae, native to bogs and other acidic wetlands throughout the Holarctic Kingdom. It is a 30-60 cm high tussock-forming plant with erect solitary spikelets.