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Parapholis strigosa (Dumort.) C. E. Hubb.

hard grass (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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Parapholis strigosa is a coastal grass with its spikelets held in recesses in the stem, giving it a smooth outline when the flowers are closed.

Littleton-upon-Severn (VC34: West Gloucestershire); 2015-07-10

 hard grass / Parapholis strigosa: _Parapholis strigosa_ is a coastal grass with its spikelets held in recesses in the stem, giving it a smooth outline when the flowers are closed.

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