UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Eriophorum viridicarinatum

Eriophorum virginicum

tassel cottongrass

tawny cottongrass

Eriophorum viridicarinatum

Eriophorum virginicum
Flowering time May-July May-August
Habitat Cold swamps and peatlands in the mountains. Peatlands and cranberry farms.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; Alaska to northeastern Washington, Idaho, western Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado, east across the northern Great Plains to the Great Lakes, and northeastern North America.
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to northwestern Washington; native to eastern North America.
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Origin Native Introduced from eastern North America
Conservation status Sensitive in Washington (WANHP) Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. angustifolium, E. chamissonis, E. gracile, E. virginicum
E. angustifolium, E. chamissonis, E. gracile, E. viridicarinatum
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