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Cape Cord Grass

Sporobolus maritimus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 1, February 3, March 1, April 3, May 6, June 0, July 1, August 0, September 1, October 28, November 1, December 0.
South Africa45
Portugal41
FARO36
Eastern Cape32
Western Cape13
SETÚBAL3
COIMBRA2
Italy1
Nord-Est1
Slovenia1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
Familygrasses · Poaceae
Genusdropseeds, cordgrasses, and sandreeds · Sporobolus

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