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Red Cottongrass (Eriophorum russeolum)

Red Cottongrass (Eriophorum Russeolum) https://www.sagebud.com/red-cottongrass-eriophorum-russeolum
Credit: John Riley | Windfield Photographic Collection, POB 340 Stn. B London Ontario Canada N6A 4W1 | License: PD
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Eriophorum Russeolum, or more commonly know as Red Cottongrass, is a graminoid of the genus Eriophorum. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Eriophorum Russeolum or Red Cottongrass's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska and Minnesota.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Eriophorum
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N) AK (N) CAN (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: A(FACW)





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