confercae

Updated: January 13, 2026

According to Reventlov, confercae first appear at the bottom in shoal water, then, after the deposit has risen above the surface, Salicornia herbacea. The Salicornia is followed by various sand-plants, and so the ground rises, by Poa distans and Poa maritum, and finally common grasses establish themselves. Sea-dikes of the Netherlands.

George P. Marsh - The Earth as Modified by Human Action