Tuesday 23 July 2013

Cotton Grass

Clumps of Common Cotton Grass crowd the wet patches amongst the rough heathland below St Catherine's Hill, looking like the fields of a cotton wool farms. Although the plant is not really a grass, it's a sedge, whatever, it adds colour and texture to the wet heath environment. I must investigate whether the cottony heads can be used as tinder, like Cat Tail or Rose Bay Willow Herb.

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