Eriophorum scheuchzeri

Hoppe

Scheuchzer's Cotton-grass

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160125
Element CodePMCYP0A0A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusEriophorum
Other Common Names
Linaigrette de Scheuchzer (FR) One-spike Cottongrass (EN) White Cottongrass (EN) white cottongrass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-04-24
Range Extent Comments
Circumboreal, in North America extending across Alaska and Canada and south to Newfoundland, southern Alberta, and scattered locations in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, western Wyoming, and northern Utah.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS2Yes
WyomingS2Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
NunavutS5Yes
LabradorS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS1Yes
OntarioS3Yes
ManitobaS2Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.