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... ( creeping Glasswort ) ; stem woody pro- cumbent and rooting , articulations compressed spreading and notched at the top , spikes oblong obtuse . E. Bot . t . 1691 , & t . 2467 , ( S. fruticosa ) . Muddy sea - shores , rare ; on the ...
... ( creeping Glasswort ) ; stem woody pro- cumbent and rooting , articulations compressed spreading and notched at the top , spikes oblong obtuse . E. Bot . t . 1691 , & t . 2467 , ( S. fruticosa ) . Muddy sea - shores , rare ; on the ...
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... creeping . Stem 1-1 foot high . Leaves scarcely cordate at the base , upper ones narrow - ovate . Racemes , as well as the stems , more or less branched . Flowers white or rose - coloured . Calycine leaflets reflexed . Petals obcordate ...
... creeping . Stem 1-1 foot high . Leaves scarcely cordate at the base , upper ones narrow - ovate . Racemes , as well as the stems , more or less branched . Flowers white or rose - coloured . Calycine leaflets reflexed . Petals obcordate ...
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... creeping . Inflorescence truly lateral near the extremity of the stalks , which are very variable in size , 2-6 or 8 feet high , and as thick as a finger at the base . Spikelets often al- most sessile . Glumes brown , fringed . Stigmas ...
... creeping . Inflorescence truly lateral near the extremity of the stalks , which are very variable in size , 2-6 or 8 feet high , and as thick as a finger at the base . Spikelets often al- most sessile . Glumes brown , fringed . Stigmas ...
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... creeping , some- Leaves frequently longer than the Bristles 3-4 , accompanying the 1 Mr Babington separates from this : - " S. pungens , Vahl ( sharp Club - rush ) stem triquetrous , spikes 1-3 sessile lateral , glumes smooth pointed ...
... creeping , some- Leaves frequently longer than the Bristles 3-4 , accompanying the 1 Mr Babington separates from this : - " S. pungens , Vahl ( sharp Club - rush ) stem triquetrous , spikes 1-3 sessile lateral , glumes smooth pointed ...
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... ( creeping Spike - rush ) ; stem rounded , root much creeping , stigmas 2 , fruit lenticular plano - convex shorter than the 4 bristles , outer glume smaller than the rest . E. Bot . t . 131 , ( Scirpus , L. ) Sides of ditches and wet ...
... ( creeping Spike - rush ) ; stem rounded , root much creeping , stigmas 2 , fruit lenticular plano - convex shorter than the 4 bristles , outer glume smaller than the rest . E. Bot . t . 131 , ( Scirpus , L. ) Sides of ditches and wet ...
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