BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Eriophorum (cottongrasses)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Eriophorum	Plant	26 June 2002	Dorset	England	2

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck. (Common Cottongrass)	7	1		19
Species	Eriophorum gracile Koch ex Roth (Slender Cottongrass)			1
Species	Eriophorum latifolium Hoppe (Broad-leaved Cottongrass)				2
Species	Eriophorum vaginatum L. (Hare's-tail Cottongrass)	6			4

Suggested Literature

Eriophorum may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Eriophorum:

	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium	Mycosphaerella lineolata - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf?	leaf? is mined by larva	Cerodontha geniculata - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972
	pollen?	pollen? is foodplant of adult	Plateumaris discolor - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	rhizome	rhizome is foodplant of larva	Plateumaris discolor - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	root	root is foodplant of larva	Plateumaris discolor - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	root	root may house cocoon	Plateumaris discolor - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by immersed, linearly arranged pseudothecium	Mycosphaerella lineolata - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem?	stem? may contain larva	Cerodontha geniculata - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972

Eriophorum may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References