species

Eriophorum vaginatum

Hare's-tail cottongrass · Sheathed cottonsedge · Tussock cottongrass

A scale drawing of Eriophorum vaginatum, beside a 1.7 m figure.

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Eriophorum vaginatum belongs to the family Cyperaceae, also known as Hare's-tail cottongrass, Sheathed cottonsedge or Tussock cottongrass, native to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is acid and in moist or poorly drained conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Full sun
Acidity
Acid
Moisture
Moist, Poorly drained
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (307418-1), under OGL-UK-3.0.