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Slender cottonsedge

Eriophorum gracile

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Slender cottonsedge, photo 1 of 5
Slender cottonsedge, In flower
Slender cottonsedge, Flower buds
52 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 52 cm. Grows in conifers and in marshes.

There are 48 observations of Slender cottonsedge in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec25
  2. Côte-Nord11
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  4. Estrie3
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  6. Laurentides2

Habitat

ConifersTaskoff
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
MountainAntoine Dervin

Similar species

Tall cottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Thinleaf cottonsedgeEriophorum viridicarinatum
Tussock cottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Fewnerved cottongrassEriophorum tenellum
Tawny cottongrassEriophorum virginicum
Alpine bulrushTrichophorum alpinum