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  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Sedges
  7. Cottongrasses
  8. Common Cottongrass

species 16,774 observations

Common Cottongrass

Eriophorum angustifolium

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

13 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Large Heath, Cottongrass Sedge-miner, Jutta Arctic, Philip's Arctic 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 9

Children

  • Common Cottongrass
  • Eriophorum angustifolium triste

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Light
Full sun Dappled shade
Moisture
Wet
Water use
High
Soil
Sand Loam Organic
Soil pH
Acid
Habit
Ascending
Plant type
Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial Water plant

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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