Eriophorum
bog cotton, cotton-grass
5 species
1 subspecies and varieties
1 subspecies and varieties
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Eriophorum angustifolium – many-spiked bog cotton, many-spiked cotton-grass
Distribution: Circumboreal at high latitudes, extending south into Oregon, Colorado and New York.
Habitat: Cold swamps and bogs at moderate to high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July - August
Distribution: Circumboreal at high latitudes, extending south into Oregon, Colorado and New York.
Habitat: Cold swamps and bogs at moderate to high elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July - August
• ssp. angustifolium – many-spiked cottongrass
Eriophorum chamissonis – Chamisso's cotton-grass, russet cottongrass
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the northeastern corner of Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
Habitat: Swamps and other wet places from along the coast to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the northeastern corner of Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, and Great Lakes region.
Habitat: Swamps and other wet places from along the coast to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-August
Eriophorum gracile – slender cottongrass
Distribution: Alaska, Canada and the northern half on the United States
Habitat: Wet places, mid- to high elevation in the mountains
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - August
Distribution: Alaska, Canada and the northern half on the United States
Habitat: Wet places, mid- to high elevation in the mountains
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - August
