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Common Cottongrass

Eriophorum angustifolium

Photo by Ursula
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Field Notes

Description:

White, soft flower. About 30–80 centimetres in height.

Habitat:

Northern Hemisphere: North America, North Asia, and Northern Europe. Grows on open wetland, heath, or moorland-can endure various environments in the temperate, subarctic and arctic regions of Earth.

Notes:

They were soft on touch. Was really amazed when I saw this sight on my way up the hill. Called "bombaž" in Slovenia. Before this spotting I didn't know cottongrass grows also in mountain areas like Dolomites.

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Eriophorum angustifolium

Species ID Suggestions

Common Cottongrass

Eriophorum angustifolium

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Jopy
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Comments (6)
Jopy
Thanks! Yes, it grows, I saw it first time on Velebit! beautiful plant, looks so gentle :)
Ursula
Cool :) I'm exploring all those things now, so hope will know at least half as you do some day! Ashamed to admit that, but I didn't know cottongrass grew in Europe, at least not near us ;P
Jopy
U welcome, Ursula! Identifying and exploring plants and butterflies of Europe is my hobby (also and profession) :D, we have the similar grass on mountain Velebit (where I spend almost every weekend), so it was easy to identify this plant :)
injica
Yeah, same question here? how do you do that. On my way to the forest today, I almost bought a book called Croatian forests cause I knew I will spot something unknown, not to have to show my ignorance so that Yopy would have to do identify again sth. for me :)
Ursula
Then it is bombaž! :)) Jopy-how do you know all these things! Thx again for your ID :)

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Flowers of Europe
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The Flora of Central European Alps

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PublishedApril 9, 2013

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