eriophorum

The larvae feed on Eriophorum species.

Eriophorum angustifolium is frequent in this sub-community.

Eriophorum angustifolium is "generally pest free".

Flora includes Eriophorum.

Polygala serpyllifolia, Narthecium and Eriophorum angustifolium are preferential in this community.

Eriophorum angustifolium flowers in spring or early summer, in or around May, displaying groups of 3-5 brown flowers.

Cotton grass, Eriophorum spp., in family Cyperaceae.

Eriophorum virginicum (N)

Eriophorum angustifolium bog pools (Lewis, S. Harris).

Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)

Eriophorum angustifolium differs from other species within the genus Eriophorum in its habitat and morphology.

The species was named Eriophorum angustifolium in 1782 by the German botanist Gerhard August Honckeny.

A Schwingmoor or quaking bog occurs when plants such as Sphagnum mosses and cotton grass Eriophorum sp.

Sheathed Cottonsedge (Eriophorum vaginatum)

The Eriophorum is frequent or abundant in bog pools dominated by Sphagnum species in which other vascular plant species only occur occasionally.

Watasuge (Eriophorum Vaginatum, Hare's tail cotton grass)

Larvae feed on Carex and Eriophorum, possibly also Glyceria, Molinia and Juncus.

The remaining areas of bog are dominated by common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare's-tail cottongrass E. vaginatum.

Eriophorum viridicarinatum is a species of sedge known by the common names thinleaf cottonsedge, green-keeled cottongrass, and bog cottongrass.

Sedge plants include Eriophorum angustifolium and Carex species, while the dominant shrubs are ericas such as crowberry (Empetrum nigrum).

The constant species are Eriophorum angustifolium, Menyanthes trifoliata, Sphagnum auriculatum and S. cuspidatum, while S. recurvum is rare.

Eriophorum angustifolium is a hardy, herbaceous, rhizomatous, perennial sedge, able to endure in a variety of environments in the temperate, subarctic and arctic regions of Earth.

Larvae develop on buds of thistles (Carduus nutans, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Cirsium eriophorum).

Eriophorum angustifolium has a NatureServe conservation status of G5, meaning that the species is considered to be ecologically secure by NatureServe, lacking any threats to its global abundance.

Eriophorum angustifolium seeds and stems are edible and are used in traditional Native American cuisine by Alaska Natives, Inuit and Inupiat people.