Cotton Grass

[Chris J]

Cotton Grass - Eriophorum angustifolium.
Actually it's a sedge, not a grass, and the Latin name Eriophorum means "wool-bearing" rather than cotton... The "cottony" hairs are on the fruits.
Oh, and angustifolium means "narrow (angust) leaved (folium).

Grows in wet, boggy places, so this was a wet knees job kneeling in all the Spahgnum moss on the common near Broad Pool on Gower in South Wales.



Grows well there -



50D + 24-105L + wet boots as well.

Cheers, Chris.

[pelliott1954]

Re: Cotton Grass

Hi Chris,

I like number 1, well positioned in the frame and nice and sharp.

Sadly, number 2 doesn't do much for me, but number 1 was worth the wet feet!!!

Regards Paul

[DeeGee]

Re: Cotton Grass

I bet it looks quite something waving in the breeze. Number one for me as well. Like how you can pick all the fibres out.

[chardy100]

Re: Cotton Grass

Number 1 gets my vote too.
The fibres look almost 3d on my laptop screen, they are so clear.