CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Glossary 2 



Vegetative key to higher plants of beaches, dunes, 



and tidal marshes 4 



Distribution of plants by habitats 44 



Vegetation of beaches 44 



Vegetation of dunes 45 



Vegetation of tidal marshes 51 



Selected bibliography 53 



Systematic index 55 



Index to common names and habitats 57 



Acknowledgments 60 



Coordinator's comments 60 



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