Eriophorum viridicarinatum (Engelmann) Fernald. Common name: Darkscale Cottonsedge, Darkscale Cottongrass. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Bogs. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland and Labrador) west to AK, south to s. NJ, PA, OH, IN, IL, MN, ND, WY, ID, and WA; reported by Small (1933) for farther south, apparently in error.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA23, GrPl, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, S; = Eriophorum viridi-carinatum — F, G, Il, Mi, orthographic variant; < Eriophorum polystachion L. — S13. Basionym: Eriophorum latifolium Hoppe var. viridicarinatum Engelm. 1844
Links to other floras: = Eriophorum viridicarinatum - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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