Eriophorum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 52 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Türkiye, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Extinct in:

Delaware

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Linagrostis Guett. in Hist. Acad. Roy. Sci. Mém. Math. Phys. (Paris, 4to) 1750: 187 (1754), nom. superfl.

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Looff, E.H.; Looff, H.B. [374] United States K002052065 Yes
Sørensen, T. [3193] Greenland K002051839 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3447] K001119427 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tulinius, E. [4698] Greenland K002051840 Yes
Barclay, C.; Synge, P.M. [2680] Nepal K002051498 Yes
Forster, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002051324 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3447] K001119428 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [5032] United States K002052067 Yes
s.coll. [3126] K002052062 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002051328 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002051326 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002051329 Yes
Looff, E.H.; Looff, H.B. [383] United States K002052064 Yes
Wood, K.G. [28-46] K002052069 Yes
Ohwi, J. [669] Japan K002051492 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002051327 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002051325 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002051332 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002051330 Yes
Johnston, H.B. [s.n.] Switzerland K002051331 Yes
Looff, E.H.; Looff, H.B. [389] United States K002052061 Yes
Sørensen, T. [3194] Greenland K002051838 Yes
Nandy, B.C. [s.n.] K002051499 Yes
Gallegos, J.M. [1041 ] United States K002052068 Yes
Looff, E.H.; Looff, H.B. [390] United States K002052063 Yes
Licent, A.E. [[7431]] China K002051494 Yes
Ohwi, J. [608] Japan K002051493 Yes
Kellogg, A.; Harford, W.G.W. [1062] United States K002052066 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0