Arctic Cotton Grass

Arctic Cotton Grass

Arctic Cotton Grass Eriophorum is a member of the Sedge Family that forms a large part of the vegetation in the Arctic tundra. It is able to flourish in areas that are too cold for trees. This is a perennial plant with narrow leaves and flowering heads with dense bristles that persist as long white hairs in the fruiting stage. Cotton grasses are found growing with mosses and lichens in cold bogs and swampy ground. [CH] {EN}