Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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Details of genus: Eriophorum [2379]

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genus_en: Cotton grass

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Family: Cyperaceae

family_ja: カヤツリグサ

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description_en: Genus of 20 species of rapidly spreading, evergreen, rhizomatous, bog, marsh, or marginal aquatic perennials found in Europe, southern Africa, and North America. They have slender, needle-like, tough leaves, and produce tufted umbels of many-flowered spikelets in summer. Effective beside a wildlife pool or in a bog garden.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Divide established clumps in spring.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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SystemAccepted?Scientific nameJapanese nameInfra-familial classification# species
APG4 Cyperaceae カヤツリグサ科 Show
PB2 Cyperaceae カヤツリグサ科 Show
PB3 Cyperaceae カヤツリグサ科 Show

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