Table 1. A Summary of Regional Plant Adaptations. 



North South Great 

 Major Marsh Species Atlantic Florida Gulf Pacific Pacific Lakes 



Smooth cordgrass 1115 5 



Saltmeadow cordgrass 111 

 Pacific cordgrass 1 



Gulf cordgrass 9 



Black needle rush 2 2 2 

 Big cordgrass 3 3 3 



Blue joint 4 



Common reed -5 5 5 1 



Saltgrass 2 2 2 2 2 



Sedge 1 



Tufted hair grass 1 



Seaside arrowgrass 4 4 



Pickleweed 6 6 



Red mangrove 7 



Black mangrove 7 



Minor or Secondary Species 



Sea oxeye 8 8 8 



Marsh elder 8 8 8 



Pickleweed 8 8 8 



Sea blite 8 8 8 



Sea myrtle 8 8 8 



Dropseed 8 8 8 



Panic grass 8 8 8 



Three-square 8 8 



Jaumea 8 8 



Sand spurry 8 8 



Bulrush 8 4 



Spikerush 8 8 



White mangrove 8 



1. Dominant planted species 



2. Widely distributed; difficult to plant 



3. Locally abundant; difficult to plant 



4. Valuable; planting methods undeveloped 



5. Easily planted but possible pest 



6. Valuable and easily planted; usually volunteers 



7. Dominant species; better planted after initial stabilization 



8. Plantable but usually volunteers 



9» Replaces saltmeadow cordgrass on heavy-textured substrates 



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