Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Hog cane


Name: Spartina cynosuroides (L.) roth Gramineae
Location found: Big branch and manshack
Habitat: Fresh and Brackish marshes

This perennial plant is a robust grass that grows from short fat rhizomes. Its culms are erect, cane-like and can be 4 to 8 feet tall. its leaves taper toward its apex from a wide base. They provide food to nutria and muskrats also it provides cover to many of the wildlife surrounding it.

Karl Netzhammer

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