The Vascular Plants of Iowa
An Annotated Checklist and Natural History
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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Eriophorum L.
L.
Genus Common Name:
Cotton-grass
Species:
Eriophorum angustifolium
Honck.
Synonym(s):
Eriophorum polystachion L.
Species Common Name:
Tall cotton-grass
Habitat:
Fens; wet prairies; sedge meadows
Abundance and Distribution:
Infrequent northern half; rare south
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Des Moines Lobe: Fens
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e13909