Eriophorum angustifolium

Common Cottongrass

Eriophorum angustifolium, Common Cottongrass. Cottongrass is a member of the sedge family, found growing in moorland bogs. The white, fluffy seed heads, in summer, are a familiar sight.

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Seed heads

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Plants with seed heads

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Moorland bog

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Photograph detail

Slide 1: Eriophorum angustifolium, Common Cottongrass. Seed heads. Collected from Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. June.

Slide 2: Eriophorum angustifolium, Common Cottongrass. Plants with seed heads in bog. Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. June.

Slide 3: Eriophorum angustifolium, Common Cottongrass. Plants with seed heads in bog. Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. June.