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Posidonia australis, also known as fibre-ball weed or ribbon weed, is a species of seagrass that occurs in the southern waters of Australia. It forms large meadows important to environmental conservation. Balls of decomposing detritus from the foliage are found along nearby shore-lines.
The leaves are ribbon-like, appearing in tufts of 6 or 7, and up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long. [citation needed] Average leaf width is around 10 millimetres (0.39 in). [citation needed] The leaves are bright green, perhaps turning brown with age, and have 13 to 17 parallel veins. The leaf terminus is rounded, at times absent, usually because of ...
Ribbon weed may refer to: Posidonia australis, a species of seagrass found in the ocean off southern Australia; Stuckenia pectinata (Potamogeton pectinatus), a ...
In its fight against invasive aquatic plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways says it will begin a regiment of herbicide ...
Stuckenia pectinata has long narrow linear leaves which are less than 2 mm wide; each is composed of two slender, parallel tubes. The main difference from other narrow-leaved pondweeds is that the stipule joins the leaf base, when it is pulled the sheath and stipule comes away, similar to a grass sheath and ligule.
Suaeda is a genus of plants also known as seepweeds [2] and sea-blites.Most species are confined to saline or alkaline soil habitats, such as coastal salt-flats and tidal wetlands.
Solanum elaeagnifolium, the silverleaf nightshade [1] or silver-leaved nightshade, is a species of plant in the nightshade family native to North and South America. It is common in parts of southwestern USA, and sometimes weed of western North America.
"Onion weed" may refer to several species of plant that are either related to onions, have onion-like bulbs or flowers, or smell oniony or garlicky, and that are considered weeds outside their native ranges. These include: Allium neapolitanum, Neapolitan garlic. Allium triquetrum, three-cornered leek. Native to south-western Europe and north ...