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(var. fasciculata & pseudodistans)
21st Aug 2011, Killmannock, Campile, Co. Wexford. | Photo: © Paula O'Meara |
Occupying the drier areas of Salt-marshes. A tufted perennial lacking rhizomes (as do all Saltmarsh-grasses) to 50cm high. |
21st Aug 2011, Killmannock, Campile, Co. Wexford. | Photo: © Paula O'Meara |
The grass is glaucous-green. |
21st Aug 2011, Killmannock, Campile, Co. Wexford. | Photo: © Paula O'Meara |
The inflorescence is a panicle. |
21st Aug 2011, Killmannock, Campile, Co. Wexford. | Photo: © Paula O'Meara |
Spikelets are 3-6mm long. The sheaths are not fused. |
21st Aug 2011, Killmannock, Campile, Co. Wexford. | Photo: © Paula O'Meara |
Lemmas are 1.8 to 2.3mm long. With two slightly un-equal glumes. |
21st Aug 2011, Killmannock, Campile, Co. Wexford. | Photo: © Paula O'Meara |
This specimen flowering profusely. |
21st Aug 2011, Killmannock, Campile, Co. Wexford. | Photo: © Paula O'Meara |
Each flower has 3 stamens with anthers 0.4 to 0.8mm long. |
21st Aug 2011, Killmannock, Campile, Co. Wexford. | Photo: © Paula O'Meara |
Spent florets? |
Easily mistaken for : 3 other Saltmarsh-grasses with their attendant hybrids and sub-species It is a nativetufted perennial plant which is fairly rare [RR]] plant occupying the drier areas of salt-marshes in bareish places or on sea-walls and beside dykes and banks. It is locally frequent on the southern coasts of Britain from Carmarthenshire to West Norfolk, and also in the South East of Eire. In East Kent it is to be found beside salted roads.
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Puccinellia | fasciculata | ⇐ Global Aspect ⇒ | Poaceae |
Puccinellia (Saltmarsh-Grasses) |
Grasses Family [Poaceae] |