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Tuesday - July 03, 2012
From: Billerica, MA
Region: Northeast
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: Idendification of plants with white cotton ball flowers
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
A few months ago I found a small plant with a white cotton ball type flower on it. It had red spots. It was on the bank of the Nashua river. I had never seen this before, and I am having a hard time figuring it out! I do have a picture. Thanks for your help!!!!ANSWER:
Antennaria plantaginifolia (Plantain-leaf pussytoes) sort of fits your description. You can see more photos and information from Connecticut Wildflowers. Another possibility (without any noticeable red spots) that grows in damp places such as the bank of rivers is Eriocaulon aquaticum (Common pipewort). If neither of these is the plant you saw, you can visit our Plant Identification page to find links to several plant identification forums that accept photos for identification. I'm sorry, but because of the volume of requests, we no longer accept photos for identification.
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