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Eriophorum
| Description | Eriophorum (cottongrass, cotton-grass or cottonsedge) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family. They are found throughout the arctic, subarctic and temperate portions of the Northern Hemisphere in acid bog habitats, being particularly abundant in Arctic tundra regions. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriophorum, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Cyperaceae : Eriophorum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Eriophorum L. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Bog Cotton, Cottongrass, Ull, ängsullssläktet, Wollgras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriophorum |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Eriophorum brachyantherum × vaginatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum angustifolium x latifolium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum angustifolium subsp. triste × scheuchzeri subsp. arcticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum angustifolium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum beringianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum brachyantherum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum callitrix species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum chamissonis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum comosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum equisetiforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum fellowsii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum gracile species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum gracilifolium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum humile species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum latifolium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum medium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum polystachiovaginatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum pylaieanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum rousseauanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum rousseauianum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum russeolum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum scabriculme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum scheuchzeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum tenellum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum tolmatchevii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum transiens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum vaginatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum virginicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eriophorum viridicarinatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Eriophoropsis Palla | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Cyperaceae : Eriophoropsis |
References
| Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| as per family (most nonmarine) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
| Van der Meijden, R. (2005) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN) |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
