Tussock Cottongrass

Eriophorum vaginatum L. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: White, Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Tussock Cottongrass: Oeneis jutta

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.