Cyperaceae

Short-hair cottongrass

Calliscirpus brachythrix C.N.Gilmour, J.R.Starr & Naczi

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Calliscirpus

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Short-hair cottongrass (Calliscirpus brachythrix) — Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Short-hair cottongrass

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: iNaturalist user: sgene, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thea Chesney, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.