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Eriophorum L.

Suovillat Cotton Grass
Eriophorum, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Eriophorum, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Eriophorum (Cyperaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Celaena haworthii, Coenonympha tullia, Elachista kilmunella?, Erebia discoidalis, Glyphipterix haworthana, Heteropterus morpheus, Simyra (noctua) albovenosa

Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny

Luhtavilla Kapealehtinen niittyvilla Common Cotton-grass Tall Cotton-grass Ängsull

Eriophorum polystachyum L. ?polystachyum f. elatior (M. & K.)

?polystachyum f. triquetra (Fr.) ?polystachyum f. minor (Koch)

Eriophorum polystachyum, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Eriophorum angustifolium ; [RK, 537]; [GMBOT, 197]
Eriophorum polystachyum ; [SK, 104]
Eriophorum polystachyum f. elatior ; [SK, 104]
Eriophorum polystachyum f. triquetra ; [SK, 105]
Eriophorum polystachyum f. minor ; [SK, 105]

Foodplant for Biselachista albidella, B. eleochariella, Monochroa suffusella

E. a. var. majus Schultz

Eriophorum angustifolium var. majus ; [GMBOT, 197]

Eriophorum latifolium Hoppe

Lettovilla Leveälehtinen niittyvilla Broad-leaved Cotton-grass Gärsull
Eriophorum latifolium ; [RK, 537]; [SK, 105]

667x962 (~53Kb) Finland, Kuusamo, Liikasenvaara, 27.7.2000, Photo © Harri Arkkio	579x720 (~28Kb) Finland, Juupajoki, Urtimojärvi, July 2003 © Harri Arkkio	725x1010 (~133Kb) Estonia: Hiiumaa, Pühalepa, Kukka, 26.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio
600x1014 (~103Kb) Finland: Palamo, Tololanmäki, 4.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio	715x1028 (~103Kb) Finland: Palamo, Tololanmäki, 4.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Eriophorum gracile W. D. J. Koch ex Roth

Hoikkavilla Hento niittyvilla Slender Cotton-grass Kärrull
Eriophorum gracile, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Eriophorum gracile ; [RK, 537]; [SK, 105]; [GMBOT, 196]

Eriophorum vaginatum L.

Tupasvilla Tupellinen niittyvilla Hare's-tail Cotton-grass Tussock Cotton-grass Tuvull
Eriophorum vaginatum, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Eriophorum vaginatum ; [RK, 537]; [SK, 105]

662x1000 (~169Kb) Finland, Karjaa, Taarnalampi, 23.4.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Amphipoea lucens?, Biselachista imatrella?, Catoptria pinella

Eriophorum brachyantherum Trautv. & C. A. Meyer

Himmeävilla Closed-sheath Cotton-grass Myrull
Eriophorum opacum (Bjørnstr.); fernald
Eriophorum brachyantherum ; [RK, 537]
Eriophorum opacum ; [GMBOT, 196]

674x1011 (~145Kb) Finland: Suomussalmi, Vasonniemi, 5.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

674x1011 (~55Kb) Finland: Suomussalmi, Vasonniemi, 5.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

674x1011 (~49Kb) Finland: Suomussalmi, Vasonniemi, 5.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Eriophorum russeolum Fries ex Hartm.

Ruostevilla Ruskea niittyvilla Russet-bristle Cotton-grass Rostull
Eriophorum chamissonis Mey.
Eriophorum chamissonis, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Eriophorum russeolum ; [RK, 538]; [SK, 105]
Eriophorum chamissonis ; [GMBOT, 196]

736x1034 (~110Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 31.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

E. r. russeolum

Rimpiruostovilla Rostull
Eriophorum russeolum russeolum ; [RK, 538]

734x979 (~101Kb) Finland, Enontekiö, 31.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

E. r. rufescens (Andersson) Hyl.

Aaparuostevilla Lappull

Eriophorum intercedens H. Lindb. Eriophorum × medium Anderson

Eriophorum russeolum × scheuchzeri Eriophorum rufescens Andersson

Eriophorum russeolum rufescens ; [RK, 538]
Eriophorum russeolum f. rufescens ; [SK, 106]

?E. r. var. albidum (F. Nylander)

?russeolum f. albida (Nyl.)
Eriophorum chamissonis var. albidum (F. Nylander); Fernald
Eriophorum chamissonis var. albidum ; [GMBOT, 196]

Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe

Töppövilla Scheuchzer's Cotton-grass White Cotton-grass Polarull
Eriophorum capitatum Host.
Eriophorum scheuchzeri ; [RK, 538]
Eriophorum Scheuchzeri ; [SK, 106]

774x1066 (~103Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 31.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

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References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[USGS]

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.