Saturday, June 22, 2013

Cotton-Grass


Alaskan Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge.  These are perennial plants with 
slender, grass-like leaves.  The seed heads are covered in a fluffy mass of cotton 
which also serves as "down".  This helps elevate the temperature of the 
reproductive organs by trapping solar radiation....
Nature is so neat!!!

5 comments:

  1. I picked bunches of this for my bouquet and arrangements for my wedding 30 years ago! It looked so pretty and was so unique!

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    1. So funny Paula!!! I'm gathering it for my daughters wedding :o)

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  2. I've never seen this kind of grass before, love it! :-)

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  3. Beautiful Chris! We don't have grasses like this in Holland either.

    Happy week,

    Madelief x

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