marsh grasses

Soggy meadow plants

Marsh grasses are grasses that grow in wetlands—salt marshes, freshwater marshes, and coastal estuaries.

They tolerate flooding and often saline conditions.

Cordgrass, saltgrass, and sawgrass are common varieties.

Marsh grasses stabilize shorelines, filter water, and provide habitat for wildlife: The marsh grasses swayed in the tidal current.

Related

sea oats · tussock · sawgrass · bulrush · spartina · salt hay · bents · papyrus · flags · wetland · mud flats · marshes · coastal wetlands · saltwort · hydrophytes · sea lavender · peat · tidal

Categories
Opposites
habitat moisture requirements

marsh grassesxerophytes

Drought-tolerant plant species

drought-tolerant plants · cacti · succulents · desert plants · prairie grasses

ecosystem type

marsh grassesdesert vegetation

Plants adapted to drought

desert flora · chaparral

Family

grass, marsh, grassy, grassland, marshy, grasslands, marshland, marshlands, marshiness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G