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Kane IS. Vegetation
Verbesina sp. knee high through
large segment of north antenna field
Euphorbia - small plant scattered
in front of barracks
Saw Thistle - plants scattered around
barracks
#1 Gyrodon sp scattered around barracks
Pussy-toes - and barracks
Boerhavia - native common throughout
island in clumps
Tribulus - common in clear areas
Seacola - covers 1/2 of island
or more in dense thickets to 10-12
feet high
#2 grass sp. Eragrostis - tall+
common in clear areas - native
#3 grass Chachia (Salt bum gram)
introduction in lawn.
#4 grass with species on next page
#3
#4
grass species
(other Gyrodon,
Chenhuin + Eragrostis)
purple tip
hair
seeds large
flat eyes one
above the other
< hairy inside
hair basal leaf
Broad leaf 2-3 heads per stalk
leaf 10.35 mm. Each seed
seeds about 2.8 mm wide
Heads about 19.85 mm.
Some type of Eragrostis ?
plants about 7 1/2" long from
tip of head