Cotton is one of the plants from the Natura mod. It is used to make string and wool, string being made by a row of 3 cotton and wool by a 3x3 square of cotton.
An important note is that once a cotton plant grows, harvesting it is non-destructive. After obtaining cotton from a fully mature plant, it will generate more cotton after a short period of time, with no need to replant, similar to a pumpkin or melon stem.
However, if you do destroy it, it will drop cotton seeds, often more than one (2+), which is useful if you do not want to have to find more long grass or cotton in the wild.
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