Saltwater marsh community

Will Elder, NPS

 

Saltwater marsh community is a community dominated by herbaceous shrubs and perenial grasses that are influenced by salt and fresh water tidal innundations and fluctuations.

Typical Sites at the Presidio: Recently re-established at the Crissy marsh. The members of this community have been brought to the new marsh from nearby local stocks. A number of rare and endangered plants that have not been recently recorded at the Presidio are also being introduced from nearby stocks.

Common Native Plants

COMMON NAMES	SCIENTIFIC NAMES	FAMILY
Alkali heath	Frankenia salina	Ericaceae
Arrow-grass	Triglochin concinna	Poaceae
Fleshy jaumea	Jaumea carnosa	Asteraceae
Marsh gumplant	Grindelia stricta var. augustifolia	Asteraceae
Marsh plantain	Plantago maritima var. juncoides	Plantaginaceae
Pickleweed	Salicornia virginica	Chenopodiaceae
Red fescue	Festuca rubra	Poaceae
Rush	Juncus lesueurii	Juncaceae
Saltgrass	Distichilis spicata	Poaceae
Sand-spurrey	Spergularia macrotheca	Carophyllaceae
Sand-spurrey	Spergularia marina	Carophyllaceae
Silverweed	Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifica	Rosaceae
Sea-pink or Sea-thrift	Armeria maritima	Plumbaginaceae

Native Plant Communities