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Eriophorum angustifolium Honck.

Common Name: NARROW-LEAVED COTTON-GRASS
Coefficient of Conservatism: 10
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge

Bogs, fens, and conifer swamps, especially along ditches, trails, and other openings or disturbances; marshy open ground and boggy shores.

The bracts and leaves of this species turn a distinctive reddish purple upon injury or senescence, making vegetative patches visible, if one learns this feature. 

A. A. Reznicek

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Counties
Alger
Alpena
Arenac
Baraga
Barry
Bay
Berrien
Cass
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Clinton
Crawford
Delta
Emmet
Gogebic
Hillsdale
Houghton
Huron
Ingham
Kalamazoo
Kent
Keweenaw
Lapeer
Leelanau
Lenawee
Livingston
Luce
Mackinac
Marquette
Menominee
Muskegon
Presque Isle
Roscommon
Sanilac
Schoolcraft
St. Clair
Washtenaw

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1123