Eastern Massachusetts Vascular Plants
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Salt Marsh Community [Fact Sheet] — State Rank S3
Allocation of plants to certain layers may not match that suggested in the NHESP community fact sheet.

Shrub Layer
Baccharis halimifolia — sea-myrtle
Iva frutescens — hightide bush, saltmarsh-elder
Herbaceous Layer
Distichlis spicata — salt grass
Juncus gerardii — saltmarsh rush
Limonium carolinianum — sea lavender
Panicum virgatum — switchgrass
Salicornia spp. — glassworts, saltworts
Solidago sempervirens — seaside goldenrod
Spartina alterniflora — saltwater cordgrass
Spartina patens — salt-hay