Eriophorum tenellum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Eriophorum |
Species: | E. tenellum
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Binomial name | |
Eriophorum tenellum |
Eriophorum tenellum is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae.[3]
Eriophorum tenellum is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by means of underground rhizomes.[4]
Eriophorum tenellum was first described by the English botanist and zoologist Thomas Nuttall in 1818.[2]
Eriophorum tenellum is native to eastern North America, from Nunavut in Canada to Pennsylvania in the United States (U.S.), ranging as far west as Minnesota.[3][5] In the U.S., it is most common in New England and the upper Great Lakes region.[6]
Eriophorum tenellum is an obligate wetland (OBL) species.[7] In New England, it prefers bogs, fens, and meadows.[8][9]
Eriophorum tenellum is a perennial flowering plant that flowers in June. After the flowers are pollinated, cotton-like fruiting heads develop during the summer.[10] For example, fruiting occurs during July and August in Minnesota.[11]