This vine-like plant with wedge-shaped leaves can be found in the less saline marshes or scattered about saltmeadow cordgrass on the high marsh. We found it right on the border between saltmarsh grasses and phragmites.
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The coastal marsh is a mosaic of different habitats related to tidal flow, topography and freshwater input. ... Marsh Environments: Marsh Grasses ... Coastal and Marine Geology Program > St. Peterburg Science Center > Gulf of Mexico Tidal Wetlands > Photo Gallery > Marsh Grasses...
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a genus (Spartina) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; - called also cord grass. The tall Spartina cynosuroides is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low Spartina juncea is a common component of salt hay. ... See also: Marsh...
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SALT MARSH GRASSES GROW IN ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS ... The currents in the bay depositing sediments along the pier and seeds from nearby Spartina meadows most likely brought about the presence of the salt marsh grasses. The sand and rocks near the pier created a low marsh ecosystem and ideal habitat for tidal plants to grow.
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Rhizosphere diazotroph assemblages of salt marsh grasses are thought to be influenced by host plant species and by a number of porewater geochemical parameters. Several geochemical variables can adversely affect plant productivity and spatial distributions, resulting in strong zonation of plant species and growth forms.
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The result of snail grazing on marsh grass surface is an infestation of fungi, a major diet component for the snail, and the slowing of marsh grass growth. ... Earlier research by Silliman and others observed that the snail, long thought to eat only dead or dying plant materials, also grazed live salt-marsh cordgrass.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on cordgrass (plant), any of 16 species of grasses constituting the genus Spartina (family Poaceae). The erect, tough, long-leaved plants range from 0.3 to 3 metres (1 to 10 feet) in height and are found on marshes and tidal mud flats of North America, Europe, and Africa.
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Marsh gas. (Chem.) See under Gas. Marsh grass (Bot.), a genus (Spartina) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -- called also cord grass. The tall S. cynosuroides is not good for hay unless cut very young.
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dwarf cattail typha laxmanii slender reed mace ornamental water grass grasses marsh perennial plant ... dwarf horsetail scouring rush equisetum scirpoides ornamental water marsh grass grasses perennial plant...
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