species 879 observations

Slender Cottongrass

Eriophorum gracile

Field notes

Supports All

7 native animals
supported in the US

Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Large Heath, Jutta Arctic, Cottongrass Sedge-miner 3
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ligyrocoris sylvestris, American Tree Sparrow, Draeculacephala angulifera, Snow Goose 4

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
Water use: High
Plant type: Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.