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Tussock cottongrass

Eriophorum vaginatum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Tussock cottongrass, photo 1 of 5
Tussock cottongrass, In flower
Tussock cottongrass, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 268 observations of Tussock cottongrass in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Côte-Nord and Estrie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale46
  2. Côte-Nord46
  3. Estrie36
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue29
  5. Nord-du-Québec26
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches18
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent16
  9. Centre-du-Québec7
  10. Laurentides6
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  12. Mauricie5
  13. Lanaudière4
  14. Montérégie4
  15. Outaouais3

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Tall cottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Tawny cottongrassEriophorum virginicum
White cottongrassEriophorum scheuchzeri
Alpine bulrushTrichophorum alpinum
Chamisso's cottongrassEriophorum chamissonis
Northland cottonsedgeEriophorum brachyantherum
Fewnerved cottongrassEriophorum tenellum
Slender cottonsedgeEriophorum gracile
Tufted bulrushTrichophorum cespitosum
Thinleaf cottonsedgeEriophorum viridicarinatum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Creeping thistleCirsium arvense