Cyperaceae
Eriophorum

Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe

First published in Bot. Taschenb. Anfänger Wiss. Apothekerkunst 11: 104 (1800)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to W. Himalaya and Mongolia, N. Japan, Subarctic & Subalpine N. America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Czechia-Slovakia

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Austria, British Columbia, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ontario, Pakistan, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Utah, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • 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.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hultén, E.O.G. (1960). Flora of the Aleutian Islands and westernmost Alaska Peninsula: with notes on the flora of Commander Islands, ed. 2: 1-376. Weinheim : J. Cramer ; New York : Hafner Pub. Co.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Kurbatsky, V.I., Ebel, T.V. & Kuznetsov, A.A. (2009). To the study of the flora of the Khakasian Republic. Sistematicheskie Zametki po Materialam Gerbarii Imeni P. N. Krylova pri Tomskom Gosudarstvennom Universitete 101: 23-30.
  • Legler, B.S. (2010). Additions to the vascular flora of New Mexico. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 4: 777-784.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST. [Cited as Eriophorum vaginatum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • Hultén, E.O.G. (1960). Flora of the Aleutian Islands and westernmost Alaska Peninsula: with notes on the flora of Commander Islands, ed. 2: 1-376. Weinheim : J. Cramer ; New York : Hafner Pub. Co.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. & Armemov, I.A. (2012). Opredelitel' Rastenii Respublika Altai: 1-640. Novosibirsk: Izd-vo SO RAN.
  • Legler, B.S. (2010). Additions to the vascular flora of New Mexico. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 4: 777-784.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1937 MacGregor, W. [s.n.] Canada K001770146 Yes
Jul 18, 1929 Asplund, Erik [291] Sweden K002050438 Yes
Oct 1, 1898 Huter, R. [s.n.] Austria K002050483 Yes
Oct 1, 1898 Anderson, N.J. [238] Sweden K001790050 Yes
Oct 1, 1898 Lagerheim, C.; Sjögren, G. [s.n.] Sweden K001790051 Yes
Jun 22, 1898 Fries, Th.M. [s.n.] Norway K001790044 Yes
Jun 21, 1898 Feilden, H.W. [s.n.] Russia K002050499 Yes
Apr 23, 1896 Faurie [10249] Japan K002051433 Yes
Apr 23, 1896 Faurie [10056] Japan K001770155 Yes
Jun 23, 1893 Santesson, S.H. [S.n.] Sweden K002050439 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Anderson, N.J. [s.n.] Sweden K001057157 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1888 s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K001691246 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Anderson [s.n.] Canada K001770144 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Miertsching [s.n.] Canada K002051635 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Anderson United States K001770143 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Bruggen [s.n.] Switzerland K001790043 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Bourgeau, E. [302] Switzerland K002050520 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Kjellman, F.R.; Lundström, A.N. [s.n.] Russia K001790045 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002050475 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Martius [s.n.] Austria K001790049 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002050429 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Babington, C.C. [s.n.] Iceland K002050394 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K001057158 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simmons, H.G. [1130] K002051634 Yes
Churchill, G.C. [s.n.] K002051630 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [s.n.] Russia K002051417 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway K002050451 Yes
Saarela, J.M.; Sokoloff, P.C.; Bull, R.D. [4299a] Canada K002051613 Yes
Simmons, H.G. [241] Greenland K002051600 Yes
Fries, T.M. [36[4]] Sweden K002050457 Yes
Spetzman, L.A. [1236] United States K002051569 Yes
Fridtz, R.E. [s.n.] K002050502 No
Carestia [s.n.] Italy K002050540 Yes
[M. B] [s.n.] France K002050538 Yes
Péterfi, M. [s.n.] Romania K002050532 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002051418 Yes
Littledale, S.G.R. [s.n.] Russia K002051411 Yes
Augustinowicz [s.n.] K002051409 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Kukkonen, I.T.K. [24660] United States K002051576 No
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002050533 Yes
Strøm, B. [s.n.] Norway K002050448 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [s.n.] Russia K002051415 Yes
[Riener] [1796] Switzerland K002050529 Yes
Sorensen, T. [3190] Greenland K002051582 Yes
Hart, H.C. [B140] Greenland K002051611 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Johansson, S. [13004] Canada K002051614 No
Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002050534 Yes
Feilden, H.W. [s.n.] Russia K002050500 Yes
Feilden, H.W. [s.n.] Russia K002050498 Yes
Feilden, H.W. [s.n.] Russia K001790046 Yes
[Rohstaos] [s.n.] Austria K001790048 Yes
[Pavois, L.] [s.n.] Romania K001790047 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002050430 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway K002050452 Yes
{Mr. St. George Littledale; Mrs. St. George Littledale} [s.n.] Mongolia K002051427 Yes
Anderson, J.P.; Gasser, G.W. [7409] United States K002051571 Yes
Chabert, A. [s.n.] France K002050537 Yes
Murray, B.V. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050527 Yes
Dauphiné [s.n.] France K002050535 Yes
Pavai, L. [s.n.] Romania K002050531 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [2066] United States K002051568 Yes
Macoun, J. [7382] Canada K002051619 Yes
Feilden [s.n.] Greenland K002051609 Yes
Javu, P. [3766] France K002050536 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [2048] United States K002051570 Yes
Schrenk [s.n.] K002051428 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [61] Greenland K002051584 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002050539 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [28] Greenland K002051578 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Greenland K001730488 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [210] Greenland K002051587 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050493 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K002051606 Yes
Skånberg, A. [s.n.] Norway K002050470 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002051419 Yes
[Idail] [13750] India K002051497 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050497 Yes
{Duby} [s.n.] Switzerland K002050491 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K002051605 Yes
Fries, T.M. [s.n.] Norway K002050447 Yes
Hutchinson, S.W. [326] United States K002051573 Yes
Beverly [s.n.] Greenland K002051594 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050490 Yes
Lindquist, B. [s.n.] Sweden K002050501 Yes
Maximova, M. [s.n.] Russia K002051405 Yes
Fellman, N.I. [s.n.] Sweden K002050456 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [8985] United States K002051574 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K002050459 Yes
Beurling, P.J.; Lagerheim, C. [s.n.] Sweden K002050473 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Greenland K001730487 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [209] Greenland K002051580 No
Woynar, J. [s.n.] Austria K002050478 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Austria K002050477 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T.; Vyshin, I. [s.n.] Russia K002051416 Yes
Boissier [s.n.] Switzerland K002050523 Yes
Fries, T.M. [s.n.] Norway K002050465 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K002050464 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Greenland K002051599 Yes
Storer, H.R. [s.n.] Canada K002051615 Yes
Rossmore (Lord) [75] Greenland K002051583 Yes
Schofield, W.B. [1992] United States K002051575 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050495 Yes
Burhe, H.B. [s.n.] K002051638 Yes
Rae, J. [s.n.] Canada K002051636 Yes
Woodworth, R.H.; Gray [79] Canada K002051624 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [269] Greenland K002051577 Yes
Fiori, Adr.; Béguinot, A.; Porta, P. [1630] Austria K002050541 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050524 Yes
Alm, C.G. [3013] Sweden K002050454 Yes
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [s.n.] Russia K002051406 Yes
[Herr. Banoa]; W. Hans jr. [65] United States K002050466 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Norway K002050449 Yes
Willis, J.H. [s.n.] Greenland K002051612 Yes
Richard [s.n.] K002051632 Yes
McClare; Koegel [s.n.] Greenland K002051590 Yes
Mathonnet, R. [503] Romania K002050530 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050496 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K002051422 Yes
s.coll [s.n] France K001609488 Yes
Seward, A.C.; Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] Greenland K002051591 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K002050521 Yes
[Gander, F. F.] [s.n.] Austria K002050479 Yes
Turner, H.A. [s.n.] K002051629 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002050542 Yes
Abbe, E.C.; Abbe, L.B.; Marr, J.C.W. [4058] Canada K002051621 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050525 Yes
Woynar, J. [s.n.] Austria K002050482 Yes
Wright, C.; Small, J. [s.n.] K002051410 Yes
Wolf, F.O. [66] Switzerland K002050519 Yes
Bjorlykke, B. [s.n.] Greenland K002051585 Yes
[Des ayes] [s.n.] France K002050522 Yes
Kharkevich, S.S.; Buch, T. [1011] Russia K002051407 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [435] Greenland K002051579 Yes
Ahnquist [s.n.] Finland K002050463 Yes
Alm, C.G. [3537] Sweden K002050455 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Mongolia K002051413 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050492 Yes
Gray, A.; Comer, G. [s.n.] K002051637 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [3132] Russia K002051424 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050494 Yes
Sylow [s.n.] Greenland K002051633 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050489 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050485 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002051421 Yes
Crozol; Bourgeau [503a] Romania K002050528 Yes
Hebbasch, C. [s.n.] Canada K002051626 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; Dunbar, B.H. [26334] Canada K002051628 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [12453] India K002051495 Yes
Pullen; Barrow, C.; Mackenzie, R. [179] K002051631 Yes
Schmedling, K. [s.n.] Norway K002050469 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [2608] Russia K002051425 Yes
Macoun, J.M. [[155]] Canada K002051618 Yes
Taylor, J. [s.n.] Greenland K002051603 Yes
Noe-Nygaard, J. [s.n.] Greenland K002051592 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19103] Switzerland K002050526 Yes
Vetter, J.J. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050517 Yes
Taylor, J. [s.n.] Greenland K002051602 Yes
Vaage, J. [s.n.] Greenland K002051586 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Greenland K002051593 Yes
Erlanson, C.O. [2508] Greenland K002051581 Yes
Ahrling, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002050453 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Austria K002050476 Yes
Kjellman, F.R. [s.n.] Russia K002051414 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [s.n.] Austria K002050481 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002051423 Yes
Lindsay, G. [2285] United States K002051572 Yes
Abbe, E.C. [112] Canada K002051623 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway K002050467 Yes
H [?] [s.n.] Greenland K002051607 Yes
[Feilden] [s.n.] Greenland K001730490 Yes
{Muret} [s.n.] Switzerland K002050486 Yes
[Hornamann] [s.n.] Greenland K002051597 Yes
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] Mongolia K002051426 Yes
Sylow [s.n.] Greenland K002051604 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [297] Greenland K002051588 Yes
Gates, R.R.; Mellanby, K. [AR1] Canada K002051620 Yes
Hart, H.C. [142] Greenland K002051610 Yes
Hudson, B. [26] Greenland K002051589 Yes
Nicolos (Dr) [s.n.] Sweden K002050518 Yes
Kjellman, F.R. [s.n.] Russia K002051412 Yes
{Lagger} [s.n.] Austria K002050480 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K002051598 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48618] Switzerland K002050487 Yes
[Oucdaue] [s.n.] Sweden K002050461 Yes
Norman, J.M. [s.n.] Norway K002050458 Yes
Lauce [287] India K002051496 Yes
Malte, M.O. [119955] Canada K002051622 Yes
Churchill, G.C. [s.n.] Switzerland K002050484 Yes
Brown, R. [6770NL] Greenland K002051595 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway K002050468 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002051420 Yes
Parry [s.n.] Greenland K002051596 Yes
Price, M.P. [44] K002051408 Yes
Kern [63] Canada K002051627 Yes
Gates, R.R.; Mellanby, K. [s.n.] Canada K002051617 Yes
Kjellman, F.R. [s.n.] Russia K002051429 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K002050472 Yes
Hart, H.C. [137] Greenland K001730489 Yes
Hart, H.C. [61] Greenland K002051608 Yes
Fries, T.M. [s.n.] Norway K002050462 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] Austria K002050471 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Greenland K002051601 Yes
Freuchen, P.; Ostenfeld, C.E.H. [710] Canada K002051616 Yes
[Ovedane] [s.n.] Norway K002050450 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K002050460 Yes

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