Cotton-grass on moorland Rossendale, Lancashire
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Aldenbob
N 53° 40.132 W 002° 21.185
30U E 542740 N 5946875
Mid-summer seeding of cotton grass or cotton-sedge on the moorland above Helmshore, Rossendale
Waymark Code: WM510X
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/24/2008
Views: 21
Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the Sedge family. They are herbaceous perennial plants with slender, grass-like leaves. The seed heads are covered in a fluffy mass of cotton which are carried on the wind to aid dispersal. They are found throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere in acid bog habitats, here in the upland moorland of Lancashire at about 1000', or 300 metres height.
For the preservation of this locality, collection or picking is prohibited
Species:
Common Cottongrass
Habitat Type: Moorland
Parking Area: N 53° 40.504 W 002° 19.568
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Best Viewing Time: From: 05/01/2008 To: 10/31/2008
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