Eriophorum gracile
Eriophorum gracile
Eriophorum gracile is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is known by the common name slender cottongrass, or slender cottonsedge. Eriophorum gracile is a plant with circumboreal distribution, extending south into mountain ranges of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in wet areas such as bogs. Eriophorum gracile is a thin, tall perennial herb with a slender, rounded, solid, mostly naked stem reaching 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in) in height. It produces a fluffy inflorescence atop its stem with a wispy, cottony white flower. The plants grow in colonies, often spreading v
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Eriophorum gracile is a thin, tall perennial herb with a slender, rounded, solid, mostly naked stem reaching in height. It produces a fluffy inflorescence atop its stem with a wispy, cottony white flower. The plants grow in colonies, often spreading vegetatively by rhizome.
Distribution & origin
Share of recorded occurrences by region- France16%
- Sweden13%
- Russia12%
- United States11%
- Germany11%
- Canada6%
- Norway5%
- Other regions26%
References
- 1Eriophorum gracile — Wikipedia — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2026
- 2Population Study of ''Eriophorum gracile'' {{small — Wikipedia,
- 3''Eriophorum gracile'' (Slender Cottongrass) — Minnesota Wildflowers,
- 4GBIF — occurrence records of Eriophorum gracile — GBIF, 2026
- 5Hình ảnh — Wikimedia Commons (6 ảnh, giấy phép CC/PD) — Wikimedia Commons, 2026