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giants Collected on Kure cont. 
Coronopus, Eleusine and Era-xoetis colonise the bare areas at the edges 
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of the runway. The roots of Eleusine penetrate the tarred surfaces to 
the moist soil beneath. Tribulus noted with extra petals and petaloid 
structures derived from the stamens of the flower. The flowers are 
very large. Sc aevola on interior near road leading to antennae had 
curled Leaves; in this case, rolled leaves. Other plants examined in 
the immediate area did not have the leaves rolled into cylinders. 
Sicyos is abundant in the cleared area of the antennae field. With the 
exception of Solanum nelson! and Sicyos all other plant species are 
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in flower. Er igero n and Gnaphaluim are just finishing the last flowers. 
The following plant associations were noted: 
1. Er agrostis whitneyl - Boerhaavta 
2. Scaevola - Boerhaavia 
3. Eragro stis variabilis - Boerhaavia 
4. Scaevola - Solanum - Boerhaavia - Eragrostis variabilis 
5. a. Weedy Associates - ITibuln s- Eragrostis-Boerhaavia-Verbesina 
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along runway) - Gnapiialuim-Boerhaavia-Bragrostis 
2 Bp.) - Erigeron 
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