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Eriophorum vaginatum

canna down

Other common names
common moss crops
hare's tail cotton grass
see morehare's tail rush
Synonyms
Scirpus fauriei var. vaginatus
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Botanical details
Family
Cyperaceae
Native to the UK
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Genus

Eriophorum

Genus description

Eriophorum are evergreen rhizomatous perennials forming spreading clumps of tufted, linear leaves, with solitary or clustered, ovoid black-scaled, silky-haired flower-heads, followed by conspicuous cottony white fruiting heads

Name status

Correct

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