Eriophorum latifolium explained

Eriophorum latifolium, commonly known as broad-leaved bog-cotton and broad leaved cotton grass^{[1] [2]} is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

Taxonomy

Eriophorum latifolium was first described by the German pharmacist, botanist, entomologist and physician David Heinrich Hoppe in 1800.

Distribution and habitat

Eriophorum latifolium is native to Europe. Some authorities report that its range extends into Asia as far as North Korea, while others claim it is strictly a European species not found east of the Urals.

Bibliography

• Vrijdaghs . Alexander . Caris . Pieter . Goetghebeur . Paul . Smets . Eric . Floral ontogeny in Scirpus, Eriophorum and Dulichium (Cyperaceae), with special reference to the perianth . Annals of Botany . 2005 . 95 . 7 . 1199–1209 . 10.1093/aob/mci132 . free . 15788436. 4246904 .
• Novoselova . M. S. . Sistema roda Eriophorum (Cyperaceae): 1. Podrody Erioscirpus, Eriophoropsis, Phyllanthela . The system of the genus Eriophorum (Cyperaceae): 1. Subgenera Erioscirpus, Eriophoropsis, Phyllanthela . Botanicheskii Zhurnal . 1994 . 79 . 11 . 77–89.

External links

• Web site: Eriophorum latifolium . Life Friuli Fens . 20 September 2024.
• Web site: Jiménez-Mejías . P. . Luceño . M. . Eriophorum latifolium . 2011 . Euro+Med Plantbase . 25 November 2024.

Notes and References

1. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/eriophorum-latifolium/ Eriophorum latifolium
2. https://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/eriophorum_latifolium_broad_leaved_cottongrass.htm Eriophorum latifolium Broad-leaved Cottongrass