Marsh Survey 2014 CURB Plants

These plants were found in the Tidal Marsh of the Center for the Urban River during the annual survey of 2014. This will help us determine the changes in plant cover from 2014 to 2019.

All 21

Saltmarsh Cord Grass ¹
Sporobolus alterniflorus

Black-grass ²
Alopecurus myosuroides

prairie cordgrass ³
Sporobolus michauxianus

three-square bulrush ⁴
Schoenoplectus pungens

marsh elder ⁵
Iva frutescens

saltmarsh bulrush
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

switchgrass ³
Panicum virgatum

common three-square bulrush
Schoenoplectus pungens longispicatus

American dune grass ⁶
Leymus mollis

little bluestem ⁷
Schizachyrium scoparium

seaside goldenrod ⁸
Solidago sempervirens

Eastern Gamagrass ⁹
Tripsacum dactyloides

Big Cordgrass ⁵
Sporobolus cynosuroides

serviceberries ¹⁰
Amelanchier

groundsel tree ¹¹
Baccharis halimifolia

American persimmon ¹²
Diospyros virginiana

northern bayberry ¹³
Morella pensylvanica

swamp rose ¹⁴
Rosa palustris

common milkweed ¹⁵
Asclepias syriaca

butterfly milkweed ¹⁶
Asclepias tuberosa

bush clovers and lespedezas ¹⁷
Lespedeza

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Marsh Survey 2014 CURB Plants

Saltmarsh Cord Grass 1 Sporobolus alterniflorus

Black-grass 2 Alopecurus myosuroides

prairie cordgrass 3 Sporobolus michauxianus

three-square bulrush 4 Schoenoplectus pungens

marsh elder 5 Iva frutescens

saltmarsh bulrush Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

switchgrass 3 Panicum virgatum

common three-square bulrush Schoenoplectus pungens longispicatus

American dune grass 6 Leymus mollis

little bluestem 7 Schizachyrium scoparium

seaside goldenrod 8 Solidago sempervirens

Eastern Gamagrass 9 Tripsacum dactyloides

Big Cordgrass 5 Sporobolus cynosuroides

serviceberries 10 Amelanchier

groundsel tree 11 Baccharis halimifolia

American persimmon 12 Diospyros virginiana

northern bayberry 13 Morella pensylvanica

swamp rose 14 Rosa palustris

common milkweed 15 Asclepias syriaca

butterfly milkweed 16 Asclepias tuberosa

bush clovers and lespedezas 17 Lespedeza