cordgrass
Coastal wetland grass
Cordgrass is a coarse grass that grows in coastal salt marshes and tidal flats, tolerating regular flooding by seawater.
Its dense root systems stabilize shorelines against erosion.
Several species exist, also called spartina: The cordgrass swayed in the brackish water.
It provides habitat for marsh birds and shellfish.
Salt-tolerant marsh grass
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- brackishMildly salty water
mudflat · inundation · sediment · detritus · nursery · crustaceans · mollusks · fiddler crab
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- erosion controlPreventing soil loss
carbon sequestration · filtration · wetlands · nursery habitat · wildlife refuge · restoration · buffer zone · water quality
Horizontal underground plant stem
- perennialRecurring each year
- monocotyledonSingle embryonic leaf plant
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
chlorophyll · angiosperm · culm · blade · spikelet · stolons
Able to endure difficulty
- salt-tolerantAble to withstand salinity
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- robustStrong and durable
enduring · adaptable · sturdy · colonizing · pioneering · vigorous · spreading · persistent
spartina
Salt-tolerant marsh grass
brackish · mudflat · inundation · sediment · detritus · nursery · crustaceans · mollusks · fiddler crab · heron
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
erosion control · carbon sequestration · filtration · wetlands · nursery habitat · wildlife refuge · restoration · buffer zone · water quality · native species
rhizome
Horizontal underground plant stem
- perennialRecurring each year
- monocotyledonSingle embryonic leaf plant
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
photosynthesis · chlorophyll · angiosperm · culm · blade · spikelet · stolons
hardy
Able to endure difficulty
- salt-tolerantAble to withstand salinity
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
robust · enduring · adaptable · sturdy · colonizing · pioneering · vigorous · spreading · persistent · drought-resistant
- coastal plantssea oats, spartina, sea grape, coastal plants, sea holly
- Florida plantssaw palmetto, cabbage palm, live oak, slash pine, longleaf pine
- grassesbluegrass, bermudagrass, fescue, ryegrass, bentgrass
- Mid-Atlantic NatureChesapeake Bay, Delaware River, blue crab, salt marsh, osprey
- prairie plantsswitchgrass, prairie rose, purple coneflower, coneflower, tallgrass
- salt marshspartina, salt marsh, fiddler crab, mud flat, salt hay
cordgrasswild rice
North American aquatic cereal
cattail · bulrush · papyrus · water hyacinth · sawgrass
cordgrassbuffalo grass
Drought-resistant native lawn species
blue grama · prairie grass · fescue · wheatgrass · bermudagrass
grass, cord, record, accord, discord, grassland, cords, corded, cordage