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Common Cottongrass

Eriophorum angustifolium

Common Cottongrass is a fluffy plant that grows in wet areas like marshes and bogs. Its soft, white tufts look like cotton and can sway gently in the breeze, making it a fun sight to see!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Common Cottongrass has slender, grass-like green leaves. Its most striking feature is the pure white, fluffy, cotton-like tufts that appear in summer, making wet moorlands look like they're covered in snow.

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Common Cottongrass

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its fluffy tufts were once used by people to stuff pillows and make paper!

Reindeer and geese love to snack on the yummy stems of Cottongrass in spring!

This plant helps build up peat, a special soil made from super old plants!

You can even eat parts of this plant, like the young shoots and roots!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Bog Survivor

Common Cottongrass can grow in super wet, boggy soils that most plants can't, thanks to its special roots!

Fähigkeit

Wind Rider

Common Cottongrass has incredibly light, fluffy seeds that can float far away on the wind to find new homes.

Fähigkeit

Underground Spreader

Common Cottongrass has underground stems called rhizomes that help it spread out and form large colonies in wet areas.

Maße und Details

Höhe
20-60 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

Reindeer and caribou graze on its shoots.

eaten by

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Greylag geese feast on its tender stems.

eaten by

Norway Lemming

Lemmus lemmus

Lemmings forage on its leaves and stems.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always stay on paths when exploring wetlands to protect plants and animals.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Common Cottongrass?

20-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Common Cottongrass?

Late spring to summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Common Cottongrass?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Common Cottongrass?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Common Cottongrass?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Common Cottongrass?

Wind

Wo findet man Common Cottongrass normalerweise?

Wetlands

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