Marsh Development at Squally Beach - Year 1 (2002)
Common Name Scientific Name Average % Cover Average Stem Height (in.) Average Shoot Density
Native
American bulrush Scirpus americanus 38.3 21.0 77.3
American glasswort, pickleweed Salicornia virginica2 8.0 6.0 15.0
creeping spike-rush Eleocharis palustris 5.0 12.0 20.0
entire-leaved gumweed Grindelia integrifolia 5.0 2.0 1.0
fleshy jaumea Jaumea carnosa2 34.0 4.0 301.0
Lyngby's sedge Carex lyngbyei2 59.0 16.0 128.0
orache, fat-hen salt bush Atriplex patula 13.0 4.0 17.0
perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne Trace 10.5 1.0
red alder Alnus rubra 5.0 18.0 1.0
Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana 30.0 36.0 7.0
seashore saltgrass Distichlis spicata 8.0 5.0 19.0
seaside plantain Plantago maritima 2.5 2.5 1.0
soft-stemmed bulrush Scirpus validus 10.0 42.0 24.0
tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa 25.0 24.0 8.0
Non-Native or Invasive1
birds-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus 42.5 19.0 15.0
broadleaved pepperweed Lepidium latifolium 4.3 4.8 1.0
bull thistle Cirsium vulgare 5.0 0.5 1.0
creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens 10.0 3.0 5.0
lambsquarters Chenopodium sp. 25.0 N 8.0
white clover Trifolium repens 5.0 1.0 25.0
white sweet-clover Melilotus alba 15.0 50.0 4.0
unclassified-sedge unclassified-sedge 10.0 9.0 7.0
1: Unknown species are assumed to be weeds or invasives.
2: Salicornia virginica, Jaumea carnosa, and Carex lyngbyei were present on the site prior to restoration.
    Supplement planting of these three species was also conducted.
Blank indicates no vegetation was observed in the quadrat.
Bold indicates volunteer native species; other native species are planted.
N = Not measured