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- noun Plural form of
glasswort .
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Shallow, very saline depressions with very harsh conditions occur on the high marsh; other than glassworts, they support few plants.
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The intertidal marsh in North Inlet is dominated by smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), while the high marsh community contains a mix of species, including smooth cordgrass, black needlerush, sea oxeye, salt grass, salt hay, salt marsh fimbristylis, glassworts, marsh elder and others.
North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina 2007
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Black needlerush, sea ox-eye, salt grass, salt marsh fimbristylis, glassworts, marsh elder and sea lavender are common in the high marsh.
North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina 2007
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The fleshystemmed glassworts are the most prominent, especially in winter, when they turn bright red.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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The fleshystemmed glassworts are the most prominent, especially in winter, when they turn bright red.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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The fleshystemmed glassworts are the most prominent, especially in winter, when they turn bright red.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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The land plants (typically glassworts or saltworts) or the seaweed (typically Fucus species) were harvested, dried, and burned.
Find Me A Cure 2009
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