Marsh Development at Mowitch - Year 2 (2003)
Common Name Scientific Name Average % Cover Average Stem Height (in.) Average Shoot Density
Native
Douglas aster Aster subspicatus 13.3 -- --
fleshy jaumea Jaumea carnosa 9.0 -- --
Lyngby's sedge Carex lyngbyei 18.7 11.6 15.7
orache, fat-hen saltbush Atriplex patula 9.3 -- --
seashore saltgrass Distichlis spicata 38.2 -- --
seaside arrow-grass Triglochin maritimum 14.4 -- --
seaside plantain Plantago maritima 15.6 -- --
spike-rush Eleocharis sp. 16.1 -- --
tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa 4.0 -- --
Non-Native or Invasive
brass buttons Cotula coronopifolia 9.9 -- --
common plantain Plantago major 8.0 -- --
redtop Agrostis alba Trace -- --
saltmarsh sandspurry Spergularia marina 37.5 -- --
Notes:        
      -- = Not measured
      Bold are native species.  (All other entries are non-native or invasive.)