
The Eriophorum scheuchzeri (Eriophorum scheuchzeri) is an herbaceous perennial plant from the Cyperaceae family. It grows in the mountain wetlands. When the flowers are in bloom it forms a cottony carpet that undulates in the breeze. Three species of Scheuchzer´s cottongrass grow in Aussois. Some people insist that its white plumes were once used to fill cushions and mattresses.