«Raw Meat» or «Bloody Worm» Plant, Assateague Island; 2007, September     This is a very curious plant I encountered on Assateague Island recently traveling there. I have never seen this plant before; I have never ever heard or read about it before, even in the books, on TV, in films, or on the Internet. It is a kind of small bush, up to 20-30cm ( ~1 foot ) tall, growing on salt water meadows ( marshes ) at the inner side of the island which faces Sinepuxent Bay, not the open Atlantic ocean. The branches of this plant remind the pieces of raw meat or bloody worms. If you touch them, they seem empty inside. The only time the one can see them is September and October because during all other warm months this area is closed to the public for protection of threatened species.      If you know what plant it is, please share with me. Kostea

Here is the information for those of you who are not told yet. This trip was my last long car trip before the cataracts surgery I will have on both my eyes in second part of October -- first part of November. Before that I will be traveling to Russia ( October 9th--14th ) to resolve some my personal problems. All the above means that starting the beginning of October I will not be able to answer your emails as prompt as I did it usually. Thank you for your understanding and sorry for any inconvenience.

«Raw Meat» or «Bloody Worm» Plant

Salt Water Meadows ( Marshes )

Sights of Ocean City

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