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Widgeon Grass

Ruppia maritime

Photo by joedavis
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Field Notes

Description:

Delicate thread like leaves and distinctive seed heads. Common aquatic vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Tolerates a wide range of salinity.

Habitat:

Brackish rivers and main stem of the Chesapeake Bay. This specimen found in Dundee Creek, MD salinity 7 ppt

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PublishedOctober 6, 2016

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