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21st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
On the lower saltmarsh more likely to also be occupied by some species of Glasswort. A salt-marsh grass of the wetter salt-marshes. |
10th Oct 2015, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
And on slightly drier mid-regions of the marsh where differing species of Glassworts (brighter-green, top left) and other halophytes like Sea-Lavender, Oraches and Annual Sea-blite (the latter of which has turned pink in this photo) might be found. |
21st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
It is common it tidal salt-marshes on either sand or mud and often the dominant species of the upper tidal zone. |
21st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
It can grow to some considerable length, but then it is not usually erect; not with a tide coming in twice a day! |
21st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
21st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
The leaves are greyish-green and in-rolled, therefore looking rather thin and stiff. |
21st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
21st Sept 2013, Marshside, Southport, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
The leaves have blunt oval ligules and loose sheaths. |
23rd July 2016, Green Beach, Ainsdale, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Recently half-buried in fresh sand by the wind. A short saltmarsh-grass which grows up to 80cm and is often semi-prostrate, as here. It is also half-buried by sand here. |
23rd July 2016, Green Beach, Ainsdale, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
A perennial (usually) grass which is greyish-green in colour, growing on wetter saltmarshes. |
23rd July 2016, Green Beach, Ainsdale, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
Not to be semantically confused with : Easily mistaken for :
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