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Eriophorum vaginatum - Cotton Grass

On marshy upland bogs in Wales youwill see fluffy heads of bog cotton grass throughout the summer and autumn months. It is particularly plentiful in Snowdonia and on Cors Caron, the great red bog at Tregaron, in the upper reaches of the River Teifi.

Cotton grass

Another common name for this native perennial is Hare's-tail. The seed heads grow to typically 20 mm in diameter. The fluffy specimens shown here were photographed in mid Wales in August.

Wildflowers of Wales

Dozen of beautiful wildflowers of heath and moorland, mountains and meadows
are featured in the First Nature Guide to the
Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 3 - Mountains, Moorland and Meadows.


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