Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Densely tufted, the culms 5–25 cm, upcurved from a decumbent base; blades 1–5 cm; ligule to 1 mm; spike elongate, curved, to 10 cm, 2 mm thick, with 10–20 spikelets, the base included in the upper sheath; glumes 4.5–7 mm, in the uppermost spikelet opposite; anthers 0.5–0.9 mm; cleistogamous; 2n=28. Muddy seashores and marshes; native of Europe, intr. in our range along the coast from N.J. to N.C. (Pholiurus i.)