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, and K.M. Korroch. 2020. Michigan Natural Community Classification [web application]. Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Michigan State University Extension, Lansing, Michigan. Available https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/communities/classification. (Accessed: December 30, 2024).