Slender Cottongrass
Eriophorum gracile
Synonyms: Eriophorum gracile var. caurianum, Eriophorum gracile var. gracile
Slender cottongrass as seen in wetlands along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge..........May 24, 2016.
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Slender cottongrass as seen in wetlands along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge..........May 24, 2016. Note the single bract (which is shorter than theseveral to many spikes) subtending the inflorescence which helps to identify this species.
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A close-up of the inflorescence of what might beslender cottonsedge as seen
wetlands in Conboy Lake, NWR..........May1, 2015. Note the promient scale midribs, which seem to get wider at and extend to their tips, and note the scarious margins, at least on the lower scales.
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Slender cottonsedge as seen in wetlands along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake, NWR.........May 15, 2021.
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The photo at left shows a close-up of the inflorescence
of slender cottonsedge as seen in wetlands in Conboy Lake, NWR..........June 9, 2007. The bracts are shorter than the inflorescence. Note the prominent midrib on those scales that are visible. The photo at right shows the wetland habitat of slender cottonsedge as seen along the eastern loop of the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.....June 11, 2020.
Wispy, ripe seed heads seed heads of slender cottonsedge as seen
in wetlands in Conboy Lake, NWR.........October 23, 2023.
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Slender cottonsedge blooming in its wetland habitat as seen along the eastern loop of the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge....May 20, 2023.
Paul Slichter