Appearance
"Eriophorum vaginatum" is a 30– to 60-cm-high tussock-forming plant. The inflorescence is a dense, tufted cyme with erect solitary, multiflowered spikelets. It is rhizomatous, with leaves usually longer than the stem, and the fruit is an achene. Each individual tussock comprises 300–600 tillers, which contain two or three needle-like leaves enclosed in a sheath at the base. The density of tillers in a tussock depends both upon the diameter of the tussock and invasion by mosses and shrubs, factors which also affect tiller size and robustness of tiller production.
Distribution
The arctic tussock tundra ecosystem is characterized by the dominance of "Eriophorum" spp., in particular "E. vaginatum". This species has a circumboreal distribution and can be found throughout the British Isles, the peaty tundras of Asia and North America, and the subarctic forest zones of Siberia and Western Canada.Common in Scotland, it is sometimes referred to as draw-ling or drawmoss.
Habitat
The arctic tussock tundra ecosystem is characterized by the dominance of "Eriophorum" spp., in particular "E. vaginatum". This species has a circumboreal distribution and can be found throughout the British Isles, the peaty tundras of Asia and North America, and the subarctic forest zones of Siberia and Western Canada.Common in Scotland, it is sometimes referred to as draw-ling or drawmoss.
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