Inland Salt Marsh Plant List

Graminoids

  • bald spike-rush (Eleocharis erythropoda)
  • dwarf spike-rush (Eleocharis parvula)
  • reed (Phragmites australis subsp. americanus)
  • Olney’s bulrush (Schoenoplectus americanus)
  • threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens)

Forbs

  • water plantain (Alisma subcordatum)
  • spearscale (Atriplex patula)
  • purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
  • water-pimpernel (Samolus parviflorus)
  • water parsnip (Sium suave)
  • broad-leaved cat-tail (Typha latifolia)

Citation

Cohen, J.G., M.A. Kost, B.S. Slaughter, D.A. Albert, J.M. Lincoln, A.P. Kortenhoven, C.M. Wilton, H.D. Enander, M.E. Anderson, M.R. Parr, T.J. Bassett, and K.M. Korroch. 2025. Michigan Natural Community Classification [web application]. Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Michigan State University Extension, Lansing, MI. Available https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/communities/classification. (Accessed: April 11, 2026).