Cotton Grass

 

Facts

Scientific name: Eriophorum

Hight: 8 to 40 inches

 

Description

Adaptation 1: Darker leaves that help absorb energy from the sun.

Adaptation 2: Narrow leaves that reduce transpiration.

Eriophorum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family. They are found throughout the arctic, subarctic, and temperate portions of the Northern Hemisphere in acid bog habitats, being particularly abundant in Arctic tundra regions.