Year 1 Marsh Development at Mowitch

2002 Marsh Development at Mowitch
Common Name Scientific Name Average % Cover Average Stem Height (in.) Average Shoot Density
Native
American glasswort, pickleweed Salicornia virginica Trace 2.0 1.0
colonial bentgrass Agrostis tenuis 3.0 18.0 7.0
fireweed Epilobium angustifolium 1.0 3.8 1.0
Lyngby's sedge Carex lyngbyei 7.0 9.0 6.5
orache, fat-hen saltbush Atriplex patula 8.5 4.5 4.7
seaside arrow-grass Triglochin maritimum 28.7 8.7 28.0
seaside plantain Plantago maritima 8.8 1.0 5.3
seashore saltgrass Distichlis spicata 10.5 4.8 41.0
spike-rush Eleocharis sp. Trace 0.3 1.0
tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa 1.3 4.0 7.5
Non-Native or Invasive1
brass buttons Cotula coronopifolia 9.2 2.8 16.8
English plantain Plantago lanceolata 15.0 4.5 1.0
hairy catsear Hypochaeris radicata 2.0 2.5 1.0
white sweet-clover Melilotus alba 1.0 1.9 7.2
unclassified-grass unknown 0.6 1.5 6.7
unclassified-herb unknown 1.4 1.5 1.0
1: Unknown species are assumed to be weeds or invasives.
Blank indicates no vegetation was observed in the quadrat.
Bold indicates planted native species, underline indicates volunteer native species.