Eastern Massachusetts Vascular Plants
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Brackish Tidal Marsh Community [Fact Sheet] — State Rank S2
Allocation of plants to certain layers may not match that suggested in the NHESP community fact sheet.

Herbaceous/Ground Layer (including shrubby groundcovers)
Agrostis stolonifera — marsh benthgrass — NON-NATIVE
Bolboschoenus robustus — saltmarsh bulrush
Carex paleacea — saltmarsh sedge
Hibiscus moscheutos — swamp mallow
Lilaeopsis chinensis — lilaeopsis — RARE (WL)
Panicum virgatum — switchgrass
Phragmites australis ssp. americanus — North American reed — RARE (WL)
Phragmites australis ssp. australis — common reed — INVASIVE
Pluchea odorata — saltmarsh fleabane
Samolus floribundus — water-pimpernel
Schoenoplectus pungens — common threesquare
Solidago sempervirens — seaside goldenrod
Spartina alterniflora — saltwater cordgrass
Spartina pectinata — freshwater or prairie cordgrass
Typha angustifolia — narrow-leaved cattail — INVASIVE