Coastal Marsh Plants, Adapting To Road Salt, Increasingly Common Along Midwest Highways

Characteristic salt marsh habitat. Image credit: Wikipedia Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half century of road salt application. Whether the seeds were originally brought by bird droppings or vehicles, no one is certain. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Coastal Marsh Plants, Adapting To Road Salt, Increasingly Common Along Midwest Highways

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