Eriophorum scheuchzeri
dense cotton-grass, linaigrette de scheuchzer, scheuchzer's cotton-grass, shealted cotton-grass, white cotton-grass, white cottonsedge
solitary or few together, 5–35(–70) cm, usually not more than 1 mm diam. basally;
basal sheaths persistent, brown or reddish, septate-nodulose.
blades channeled or strongly involute, 3–12 cm;
distal leaves usually bladeless with black-tipped sheath.
involucre absent.
solitary, erect, broadly obovoid to subglobose in fruit, 8–12(–40) mm;
scales gray to blackish green;
proximal empty scales not more than 7, ovate, 4–10 mm, midrib not reaching tip;
distal scales narrower, more attenuate, margins hyaline, not more than 1 mm wide.
perianth bristles 10 or more, bright white, sometimes red-tinged, 15–30 mm, smooth;
anthers 0.5–1.5 mm.
narrowly oblong, 0.4–2.5 mm, apex with subulate beak.
= 58.
Eriophorum scheuchzeri
Eriophorum scheuchzeri var. tenuifolium Ohwi does not appear to be differentiated based on the North American specimens examined.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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