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 |
