Cyperaceae
Eriophorum

Eriophorum tenellum Nutt.

First published in Gen. N. Amer. Pl.: 2, add. (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to N. Central & NE. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Connecticut, Illinois, Labrador, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Vermont, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Smith, W.R. (2018). Sedges and Rushes of Minnesota: 1-667. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, London.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Smith, W.R. (2018). Sedges and Rushes of Minnesota: 1-667. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, London.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gleason, H.A.; Gleason Jr., H. [214] United States K002052039 Yes
Blake, S.F. [8516] United States K002052030 Yes
Rousseau, J. [35302] Canada K002052036 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Collins, J.F. [174] Canada K002052034 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [4730] Canada K002052028 Yes
Torrey, J. [s.n.] United States K001057129 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rousseau, J. [35501] Canada K002052037 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [7005] Canada K002052033 Yes
Knowlton, C.H. [527] United States K002052040 Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [54] Canada K002052038 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] K001057130 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [2741] Canada K002052029 Yes
Blake, S.F. [5515] Canada K002052031 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Bartram, E.B.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [7004] Canada K002052032 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [4073] Canada K002052027 Yes
Knowlton, C.H. [527] United States K002052035 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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