BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Eriophorum viridi-carinatum | Green-Keeled Cottongrass 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Green-keeled cottongrass is a native, perennial, tufted sedge.  It has
stiff, erect stems; slender, spreading rhizomes; and numerous thick
basal leaves [1,7].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Hemicryptophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
Green-keeled cottongrass reproduces both sexually and vegetatively [3].


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Green-keeled cottongrass grows in cold, calcareous sphagnum bogs,
swamps, and meadows at mid to high elevations.  It grows on permafrost
tussocks and calcicoles.  It grows with species such as cedar (Thuja
spp.), spruce (Picea spp.), fir (Abies spp.), tamarack (Larix laricina),
and sedges (Carex spp.)  [5,7,14,17,18].


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Green-keeled cottongrass grows in some areas with a very short growing
season.  The spring thaw releases moisture, which stimulates plant
growth [17].  Flowers appear from May to August and fruits mature from
June through September [7,13,19].

Related categories for Species: Eriophorum viridi-carinatum | Green-Keeled Cottongrass