''Eriophorum latifolium'', commonly known as broad-leaved bog-cotton and broad leaved cotton grass
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Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
belonging to the family Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ...
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Taxonomy
''Eriophorum latifolium'' was first described by the German pharmacist, botanist, entomologist and physician David Heinrich Hoppe in 1800.
Distribution and habitat
''Eriophorum latifolium'' is native to Europe. Some authorities report that its range extends into Asia as far as North Korea, while others claim it is strictly a European species not found east of the Urals
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Plants described in 1800
Taxa named by David Heinrich Hoppe