Sea Fern-grass |
Catapodium marinum |
Other name: Desmazeria marina
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Photo © John Birks |
Rare, on coastal sand. Stems to 15 cm long. Spikelets c 4-8 mm long, glumes and lemmas c 2-3.5 mm. ID: A short stiff grass with inflorescence sparingly branched or unbranched. Spikelets in two rows, both angled forward from the axis. c 4-10 florets per spikelet. Other features: Often prostrate. Inflorescence often purplish. |
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Photo © John Birks |