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Graminoid |
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| A graminoid is a grass-like, flowering, herbaceous (non-woody) plant. Their leaves are all extremely narrow, many times longer than wide, and have parallel veins. They belong to three different plant families: Poaceae (grasses), Cyperaceae (sedges) and Juncaceae (rushes). | ||
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| Figure A. A grass: sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) | ||
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| Figure B. A sedge: broad-leaved sedge (Carex platyphylla) | ||
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Figure C. A rush: path rush (Juncus tenuis) |
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