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Crypsis schoenoides
Also called Swamp pricklegrass, Dropseed, Dropseeds, Rushgrass, Dropseed And Cordgrasses, Cordgrass, Rice Grasses
Sporobolus schoenoides is a low-growing annual grass that forms mats and clumps near water, native to Europe and now found on most other continents. It thrives in wet, muddy ground and is grown mainly as a wetland or ornamental grass rather than a houseplant.
Sporobolus schoenoides is a species of grass known by the common names swamp pricklegrass, swamp timothy, and cowpond grass. This grass is native to Europe but it is present in most other continents where it was introduced and took hold. This is an annual grass with purple-tinted green stems which forms mats and low clumps near water. It has wide-sheathed leaves and large sheaths that partially cover the inflorescences. The clublike inflorescence may exceed four centimetres (1.6 in) in length and two centimetres (0.79 in) in width. It is chunky and purple or purplish-green.
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