Marais Poitevin
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The Marais Poitevin or Poitevin Marsh is a large area of marshland in the former province of Poitou in western France.
"The Green Venice": an inner canal seen from a flatboat.
Quay at the small town of Coulon.
A footbridge over a canal.
Canal green with duckweed.
Marsh
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In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants. More in general, the word can be used for any low-lying and seasonally waterlogged terrain. In Euro
Marais Poitevin
…The Marais Poitevin (pronounced ) or Poitevin Marsh is a large area of marshland in the former province of Poitou in western France. It is a remnant of what was the former Gulf of Poitou. The western zone near the sea (about two-thirds…
Marshlands are often noted within wetlands, as seen here in the New Jersey Meadowlands at Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S.
White water lilies are a typical marsh plant in European areas of deeper water.
Many kinds of birds nest in marshes; this one is a yellow-headed blackbird.
A marsh in Jyväskylä, Finland