Showing posts with label Cyperaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cyperaceae. Show all posts

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Hare's-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum)

Family: Cyperaceae

Common name: Hare's-tail Cottongrass

Scientific name: Eriophorum vaginatum

Date taken: 26/5/2024

Notes: Distinctive species with solitary spikes (i.e. one "cotton cluster" per stem). Leaves bluntly triangular. Common habitat-defining species in raised and blanket bogs.