Cyperaceae
Intermediate cottongrass
Eriophorum × medium
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eriophorum
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Eriophorum × mediumCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Intermediate cottongrass
- Finnish
- Aapavilla
Synonyms
- Eriophorum gauthieri B.Boivin
- Eriophorum intercedens H.Lindb.
- Eriophorum intercedens var. rufescens (Andersson) Lindm.
- Eriophorum medium f. candidum (Norman) Blomgr.
- Eriophorum medium f. rufescens (Andersson) Blomgr.
- Eriophorum medium subsp. album J.Cay.
- Eriophorum medium var. rufescens (Andersson) Lindm.
- Eriophorum rufescens Andersson
- Eriophorum russeolum f. candidum (Norman) Hyl.
- Eriophorum russeolum subsp. rufescens (Andersson) Hyl.
- Eriophorum russeolum var. candidum Norman
- Eriophorum russeolum var. rufescens (Andersson) C.Hartm.
- Eriophorum scheuchzeri subsp. medium (Andersson) E.G.Almq.
- Eriophorum scheuchzeri var. medium (Andersson) C.Hartm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native
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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.