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Eriophorum callitrix Cham. ex C.A. Mey.

Eriophorum callitrix Cham. ex C.A. Mey.

Eriophorum callitrix
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Eriophorum callitrix Cham. ex C.A. Mey.. 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. Upon every stem grows a single round, white and wooly fruit. The seeds are covered in this cottony mass and usually disperse when the wind carries them away.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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