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Arctic cotton - Eriophorum callitrix Hermaness, Shetlans, Scotland. Arctic cottongrass,Eriophorum callitrix,Geotagged,Spring,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Arctic cotton - Eriophorum callitrix

Hermaness, Shetlans, Scotland.

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    Christine Young
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    It's like cotton candy for the snow geese and caribou that eat it. ;P

    In case people don't know what cotton candy is:
    https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/cotton-candy.htm     Posted 3 years ago

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The Arctic cottongrass

''Eriophorum callitrix'', commonly known as Arctic cotton, Arctic cottongrass, ''suputi'', or ''pualunnguat'' in Inuktitut, is a perennial Arctic plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is one of the most widespread flowering plants in the northern hemisphere and tundra regions.

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Similar species: Grasses, Bromeliads, Sedges
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Uploaded Nov 21, 2021. Captured Jun 14, 2013 15:40 in R4P7+VF Burrafirth, Shetland, UK.
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  • SP-820UZ
  • f/5.3
  • 10/1600s
  • ISO80
  • 28.5mm