ワタスゲ

noun

cotton grass; Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. fauriei

A plant with fluffy white seed heads resembling cotton, found in wetlands. The scientific name is Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. fauriei.

• 尾瀬ヶ原おぜがはらでは初しょ夏かにワタスゲの白しろい穂ほが見みられます。

  In early summer, you can see the white heads of cotton grass at Oze Marshland.