
Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass
As recorded: Eriophorum angustifolium Honck.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Gemzell, S.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 15, 1889
- Locality
- Djingaiden. Sheppsholmen (?)
- Region
- Sweden
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1889, Gemzell, S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Eriophorum angustifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1889. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,013 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13
Matrei in Osttirol, 9971, Österreich
(c) Tim Aßmus, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-10
Mount Waddington, BC, Canada
(c) tlavdov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
50250 Doville, France
(c) Ash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
50250 Doville, France
(c) maxime_barbey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
50250 Doville, France
(c) julesfoucart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Garibaldi, Squamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
(c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Eriophorum angustifolium. BISH 11234. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956149329. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/11234.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956149329 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
