cottongrass
Tundra's white tufts
Cottongrass is a grasslike plant of wet, boggy areas, recognizable by its distinctive fluffy white seed heads that resemble tufts of cotton.
Despite the name, it's actually a sedge rather than a true grass.
The plants form characteristic white-topped expanses across arctic tundra and peat bogs: The wind rippled through acres of cottongrass.
Wetland with accumulated plant matter
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- fenLow marshy ground
- mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
sphagnum · moorland · swamp · waterlogged · hummock · quagmire · sedge · acidic
Grasslike wetland plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- tussockClump of coarse grass
herbaceous · monocotyledon · flowering · bristle · spike · achene · stem · rootstock
Having raised clusters
- downyHaving soft, fine texture
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- featheryLight and soft-textured
soft · white · seedhead · plume · bristle · billowy · gossamer · airy
Of extreme northern cold
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- alpineOf high elevations
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- reindeerArctic deer species
polar · taiga · lichen · moss · Siberia · Scandinavia · boreal · subarctic
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- carbon sinkCO2 storage reservoir
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
hydrology · ecosystem · waterbird · nesting · endangered · rewilding
peatland
Wetland with accumulated plant matter
marsh · sphagnum · moorland · swamp · waterlogged · hummock · quagmire · sedge · acidic · muskeg
sedge
Grasslike wetland plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
tussock · herbaceous · monocotyledon · flowering · bristle · spike · achene · stem · rootstock · genus
tufted
Having raised clusters
feathery · soft · white · seedhead · plume · bristle · billowy · gossamer · airy · delicate
arctic
Of extreme northern cold
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- alpineOf high elevations
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
reindeer · polar · taiga · lichen · moss · Siberia · Scandinavia · boreal · subarctic · tussock
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- carbon sinkCO2 storage reservoir
climate · hydrology · ecosystem · waterbird · nesting · endangered · rewilding
cottongrasscactus
Spiny desert plant
saguaro · desert sage · tumbleweed · Joshua tree · prickly pear
cotton, grass, cottony, cottons, cottoned, cottoning, grasses, grassy, grassland