- Common Cottongrass
Taxobox
name = Common Cottongrass
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Cyperaceae
genus = "Eriophorum "
species = "E. angustifolium"
binomial = "Eriophorum angustifolium"
binomial_authority = Honck.Common cottongrass ("Eriophorum angustifolium" Honck., syn. "E. polystachion" L.) is a plant from the sedge (Cyperaceae) family, so even though it looks like a form of
grass , technically it is not. It grows inacid icwetland s andpeat bog s all over northern parts ofEurope ,Asia andNorth America . Theflower ing stem is 20-70 cm tall, and has three to five cotton-like inflorescences hanging from the top. It is also sometimes referred to as multi-headed bog cotton.The presence of cottongrass is a useful indicator to hikers of potentially dangerous deep peat bogs to be avoided.
External links
* [http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/T50120.HTM More images of common cottongrass]
References
* Bo Nylén. Nordens Flora (second edition). Prisma. Stockholm. År 2000. ISBN 91-518-3821-4 (kart), ISBN 91-518-3823-0 (htf)
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