Cyperaceae

Fringed cottongrass

Calliscirpus criniger (A.Gray) C.N.Gilmour, J.R.Starr & Naczi

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Calliscirpus

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Common names

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English: Fringed cottongrass

Synonyms

Eriophorum crinigerum (A.Gray) Beetle
Scirpus criniger A.Gray

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: iNaturalist user: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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