Marsh Development at Squally Beach - Year 2 (2003)
Common Name Scientific Name Average % Cover Average Stem Height (in.) Average Shoot Density
Native
American bulrush Scirpus americanus 11.9 33.0 86.8
entire-leaved gumweed Grindelia integrifolia 1.5 -- --
fleshy jaumea Jaumea carnosa 8.0 -- --
Hooker's willow Salix hookeriana 15.7 -- --
Lyngby's sedge Carex lyngbyei 8.7 14.3 105.5
orache, fat-hen saltbush Atriplex patula 12.4 -- --
pickleweed Salicornia virginica 3.9 -- --
red alder Alnus rubra 2.7 -- --
sea milkwort Glaux maritima 2.7 -- --
seacoast bulrush Scirpus maritimus 4.7 19.0 8.3
seashore saltgrass Distichlis spicata 4.6 -- --
seaside plantain Plantago maritima 0.4 -- --
spike-rush Eleocharis sp. 0.3 -- --
tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa 0.7 -- --
Non-Native or Invasive1
brass buttons Cotula coronopifolia 0.7 -- --
brome Bromus sp. 0.1 -- --
hedge mustard Sisymbrium officinale 2.0 -- --
perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne 1.0 -- --
unclassified-composite unclassified-composite 0.1 -- --
Notes:        
      -- = Not measured