Name: Cottina, Cotton
Scientific name: Bassia eriophora
Type: Herb
Color: Green,White
Habitat: Sandy Areas
Size: 5 - 25 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Family: Amaranthaceae
Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr–May. Status: Native. Rare. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: El Amin recorded it near Al Khor. Uses: El Amin remarks that the white fibres are used as cotton stuffings.
