Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Poales: Poaceae: Eriophorum virginicum [return to Home Page]

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Scientific name: Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Poales: Poaceae: Eriophorum virginicum
Common Name: Cottongrass

Country: USA
State/District: WV
County: Tucker
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Photographer: E. M. Barrows

Identifier: E.M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: Monongahela National forest
Keywords: A FEFT FEgr green flower Monongahela National Forest Poales sedge West Virginia white fruit
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Cottongrass grows in bogs and meadows, especially in high elevations of West Virginia.   Soft bristles of perianths of this sedge make white tufts.   Please click here for more information about Monongahela National Forest.


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