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Eriophorum tenellum

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Rough Cotton-grass

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153796
Element CodePMCYP0A0B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusEriophorum
Other Common Names
Few-nerve Cottongrass (EN) fewnerved cottongrass (EN) Linaigrette ténue (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-04-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
SaskatchewanSHYes
QuebecS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
LabradorS3Yes
NunavutS2Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MassachusettsSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
Rhode IslandS2Yes
New JerseyS1Yes
New YorkS5Yes
IndianaS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
IllinoisS1Yes
VermontS1Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.