Cyperaceae
Eriophorum

Eriophorum virginicum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 52 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Rothrock, P.E. (2009). Sedges of Indiana and adjacent states: the non-Carex species: 1-271. Indiana Academy of Sciences.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1888 s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002051930 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Schweinitz [s.n.] United States K002051946 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Torrey, J. [s.n.] United States K001770116 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Smith, D.B. [s.n.] United States K002051929 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Townsend [s.n.] United States K001770117 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K001770118 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Sullivant, W.S. [s.n.] United States K001691217 Yes
Oct 1, 1888 Loring Jr., C.G. [s.n.] Canada K001691216 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; [L. Muhl. Gram] [89] United States K002051934 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [4754] Canada K002051916 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; Pursh [s.n.] United States K002051945 Yes
Morang, T.; Bennett, A. [s.n.] United States K002051933 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [1330] United States K002051941 Yes
Gray, A.; Fernald, M.L. [123] United States K002051936 Yes
Gay, J. [s.n.] United States K002051944 Yes
Olney, S.T.; Clarke, C.B. [338] United States K002051931 No
Stewart, C.C.; Edmondson, D.M. [2986] United States K002051923 Yes
Haberer, J.V. [1166] United States K002051939 Yes
s.coll. [3124] United States K002052041 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; Pursh [s.n.] K002051947 Yes
[?] [s.n.] United States K002051925 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Darlington, H.T. [4753] Canada K002051919 Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [79] Canada K002051915 Yes
Watson, G. [s.n.] United States K002051928 Yes
Blake, J. [s.n.] United States K002051922 Yes
Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [61] Canada K002051918 Yes
Smith, A.V. [304] United States K002051927 Yes
Goldman, D. [#2391] Canada K002051932 Yes
Forsyth, W.; Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] Canada K002051917 Yes
Bozeman, J.R.; Spongberg, S.A.; Radford, A.E.; Clark, R.C. [45250] United States K002051920 Yes
Pretz, H.W. [9971] United States K002051940 Yes
Gleason, H.A.; Gleason Jr., H. [185] United States K002051926 Yes
Gay, J.; Gram, L. [89] United States K002051937 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] United States K002051935 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; Gay, J. [s.n.] K002051943 Yes
Clarke, C.B.; Kampmann [s.n.] United States K002051938 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] K002051942 Yes
Rousseau, J. [35503] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051904 Yes
Rousseau, J. [35572] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051903 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; {Long, B.H.; Harold St. John} [7013] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051908 Yes
Eaton, D.C. [466] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051909 Yes
Senn, H.A. [1026] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051900 Yes
Macoun, J.; Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051910 Yes
Macoun, J. [s.n.] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051912 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [4290] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051897 Yes
s.coll. [13024] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051905 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051906 Yes
{Prof. Macoun} [1607] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051913 Yes
Rousseau, J. [35396] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051902 Yes
Rousseau, J. [35303] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051901 Yes
Watson, W.R. [1365] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051899 Yes
Raymond, M.; Kucyniak, J. [2759] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051914 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [4013] Canada Eriophorum virginianum K002051898 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] United States Eriophorum virginianum K002051911 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