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photo by Donald Kinney
Pickleweed is an inter-tidal plant with the unique ability to grow on the edge of saltwater bays... For the water it needs, the plant uses a membrane to filter out most of the salt... Any salt that does pass into the Pickleweed gets stored in bulbous-like extremeties that eventually fill with salt, die, and fall off...
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I'm learning all kinds of neat stuff her today.
That egret's feathers looks like my hair first thing in the morning.
My hubby and I acted as docents for a teacher friends 3rd grade classes for 4 years. We taught the kids all about pickleweed at the Salt Marsh by Union City. it was a deightful way to learn.
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