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Eriophorum gracile is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is known by the common name slender cottongrass, or slender cottonsedge. Eriophorum gracile is a plant with circumboreal distribution, extending south into mountain ranges of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in wet areas such as bogs. Eriophorum gracile is a thin, tall perennial herb with a slender, rounded, solid, mostly naked stem reaching 30 to 60 centimeters in height. It produces a fluffy inflorescence atop its stem with a wispy, cottony white flower. The plants grow in colonies, often spreading vegetatively by rhizome.
Grass
1 - 2 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Yellow, Cream, Pink, White
Summer
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 1 likely
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia