Eriophorum
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Eriophorum vaginatum
See also: eriophorum
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin eriophoros, from Ancient Greek ἐριοφόρος (eriophóros, “wool-bearer”).
Proper noun
Eriophorum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – cottongrass, found in acidic bogs, especially in the Arctic.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Scirpeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eriophorum vaginatum (hare's-tail cottongrass, tussock cottongrass, sheathed cottonsedge) - type species; Eriophorum angustifolium (common cottongrass, common cottonsedge), Eriophorum brachyantherum (closed-sheath cotton-grass, short-anthered cotton-grass, northland cottonsedge), Eriophorum callitrix (Arctic cotton, Arctic cottongrass), Eriophorum chamissonis (russett cotton-grass), Eriophorum gracile (slender cottongrass, slender cottonsedge), Eriophorum latifolium (broad-leaved bog-cotton, broad leaved cotton grass), Eriophorum scheuchzeri (Scheuchzer's cottongrass, white cottongrass), Eriophorum tenellum (few-nerved cottongrass, rough cottongrass), Eriophorum virginicum (tawny cottongrass), Eriophorum viridicarinatum (thinleaf cottonsedge, green-keeled cottongrass, bog cottongrass) - selected other species
References
Eriophorum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Eriophorum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Eriophorum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Eriophorum at USDA Plants database
- Eriophorum at Tropicos
- Eriophorum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Eriophorum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Eriophorum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Eriophorum at The Plant List
