species 16,774 observations
Common Cottongrass
Eriophorum angustifolium
Field notes
Supports All
13
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
Children
Range
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 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.





