By Ashley
The
cotton grass is a long plant that is 2-7 in diameter. It is called cotton
grass because it looks like there is a big cotton ball at the end of 
the
stem. And even if the word cotton grass has the word cotton in it, it isn't
really cotton on the end, it only looks like cotton. You can usually find
this plant in bogs and open conifer swamps. It is also part of the
sedge family. The base of the silky white bristles are a dark reddish
color. Also the little seeds are a blackish color. The leaf
blades are flat and 4 millimeters wide. The stem is green just like
any other stem of a plant. If you ever want to find this plant, it
is in bloom from April to mid May.
This page was created by the Osseo-Fairchild sixth grade students supported by a Cluster A Goals 2000 Grant
Created 4/8/1999 Updated 4/8/1999 sdp
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