. The book of grasses : an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges . Texas. SALT-MEADOW LEPTOCHLOA The salt marshes and beaches — whatwonderfully successful plants they contain,securely anchored, though on drifting sands,and braving the power of waves and winds!The greater number of our seaside plantsbloom in late summer and spend their earlierstrength in developing strong roots, whichhold them firmly in place, and thick leaveswhich are unwithering beneath burning other flowering plants of the shore,all of the true salt-water grasses are
. The book of grasses : an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges . Texas. SALT-MEADOW LEPTOCHLOA The salt marshes and beaches — whatwonderfully successful plants they contain,securely anchored, though on drifting sands,and braving the power of waves and winds!The greater number of our seaside plantsbloom in late summer and spend their earlierstrength in developing strong roots, whichhold them firmly in place, and thick leaveswhich are unwithering beneath burning other flowering plants of the shore,all of the true salt-water grasses are latein blooming and bear coarse leaves thatendure the lashing of storms. Salt-meadowLeptochloa is a low grass that grows in tuftsin brackish marshes or meadows and alsoon saline soil toward the interior of thecountry. The stems are spreading, abund-antly branched, and frequently send outroots from the basal joints. The leaves arelong and narrow and the uppermost leaf encloses the base of thelong panicle which is composed of erect, nearly sessile spikelets. 166 Salt-meadow LeptochloaLeptochloa fascicularis. Illustrated Descriptions of the Grasses
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