Scientific Name
Eriophorum virginicum

Common Name
Cotton grass

Life Cycle: Perennial


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Height: 1.5 to 4 feet
Flower/fruit: Long, soft cotton-like bristles in a compact tawny mass; 1 to 2 inches across
Flowering Season: Early summer into early fall
Foliage: Flat, grasslike leaves
Site: Bogs and wet ditches
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