Eriophorum

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eriophorum

(ˌɛrɪˈɒfərəm)
n
(Plants) cotton grass
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Noun1.eriophorum - cotton grassEriophorum - cotton grass        
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family - bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
cotton grass, cotton rush - any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes
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Scirpeae appears to form a grade consisting of three separate lineages: a Calliscirpus lineage (BP 97%, BS 100%, PP 1.00), a Trichophorum clade consisting of Cypringlea + Oreobolopsis + Trichophorum (BP 62%, BS 76%, PP 0.94), and a clade consisting of the Scirpus Clade (Eriophorum + Scirpus) sister to the Zameioscirpus clade (Amphiscirpus + Phylloscirpus + Rhodoscirpus + Zameioscirpus) (BP 67%, BS 84%, PP 0.98).
The Nidderdale valley is drained by the River Nidd, with the upper slopes dominated (39%) by unenclosed heather and cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum moorland managed for red grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica shooting (Hudson and Newborn 1995).
The youngest drained lake basin was dominated by moss, Eriophorum russeolum Fries, Carex aquatilis Wahlenb, and Senecio congestus (R.
Rhizospheric exudation of Eriophorum vaginatum L.--potential link to methanogenesis, Plant and Soil 267(1-2): 343-355.
Extensive tracts of tussock (Eriophorum spp.) tundra occur in wetter, flatter areas.
Roedd y mymryn lleiaf o blu'r gweunydd (Eriophorum angustifolium; Cotton grass) ar ol hefyd ac mae'r rhain eto yn nodweddiadol o gorsydd a thir gwlyb, asidig ac maen nhw'n tyfu o wreiddgyff neu risom, felly maen nhw'n tyfu yn yr un man bob blwyddyn.
Holopainen, "Ozone effects on the ultrastructure of peatland plants: sphagnum mosses, Vaccinium oxycoccus, Andromeda polifolia and Eriophorum vaginatum," Annals of Botany, vol.
The peatland type of the pristine area (61[degrees]01' 48"N, 25[degrees]01'38"E, 151 m a.s.l.) was classified as oligotrophic Eriophorum vaginatum pine bog according to Eurola et al.
There are several studies about the role of some early arriving species, such as Eriophorum vaginatum and E.
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