Plants : CyperaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Eriophorum latifolium Hoppe

Broad-leaved Cottongrass

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Eriophorum latifolium

Description: Superficially very similar to the much commoner cotton-grass (Eriophorum angustifolium) but growing in peaty ground flushed with bases.

All names: Eriophorum latifolium Hoppe; Eriophorum paniculatum Druce; Eriophorum polystachion auct.

Distribution Map from NBN: Eriophorum latifolium at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Eriophorum latifolium at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Eriophorum latifolium. Hoppe. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2374. Accessed on 2026-11-02.