Marsh Development at Middle Waterway (Simpson/Trustees) - Year 1 (2002)
Common Name Scientific Name Average % Cover Average Stem Height (in.) Average Shoot Density
Native
American bulrush Scirpus americanus 3.0 2.5 5.0
American glasswort, pickleweed Salicornia virginica 14.0 7.0 45.5
Canadian sand-spurry Spergularia canadensis 16.3 4.7 31.6
Orache, fat-hen saltbush Atriplex patula 8.4 3.6 7.8
Seashore saltgrass Distichlis spicata 41.0 5.1 229.6
Bold indicates planted native species, underline indicates volunteer native species.