Cyperaceae

Northland cottonsedge

Eriophorum brachyantherum Trautv. & C.A.Mey.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Eriophorum

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Northland cottonsedge (Eriophorum brachyantherum) — FruitPhoto: Allison Gray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Dutch: Myrull
English: Northland cottonsedge
Finnish: Himmeävilla
Norwegian Bokmål: Gulmyrull
Swedish: Myrull

Synonyms

Eriophorum brachyantherum var. brachyantherum
Eriophorum brachyantherum var. pellucidum Lepage
Eriophorum opacum (Björnstr.) Fernald
Eriophorum opacum var. cinnamomeum A.E.Porsild
Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. opacum Björnstr.
Eriophorum vaginatum var. brachyantherum (Trautv. & C.A.Mey.) Krylov
Eriophorum vaginatum var. opacum Björnstr.
Scirpus brachyantherus (Trautv. & C.A.Mey.) T.Koyama

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native

Photos

FruitPhoto: Allison Gray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: color line, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M. Saarela, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Suzanne Carriere, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.