saltgrass
Salt-tolerant prairie plant
Saltgrass is any of several grasses that tolerate salty or alkaline soils, growing in coastal marshes, desert flats, and other saline environments.
The most common North American species forms dense mats in wetlands and was traditionally used for hay in areas where other grasses won't grow: The saltgrass flats stretched toward the bay.
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidal flatsCoastline exposed at low water
- coastalOf the shoreline
brackish · intertidal · shoreline · dunes · bayou · alkaline · playa · mudflat
Horizontal underground plant stem
- perennialRecurring each year
- cordgrassSalt-tolerant marsh vegetation
- stolonsHorizontal stems producing new plants
- bladeFlat cutting edge
spikelet · inflorescence · forage · tussock · clump-forming · drought-tolerant · seed head · germination
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
- restorationReturning something to condition
conservation · wildlife · nesting · shorebirds · waterfowl · erosion control · carbon sequestration · groundcover
Able to endure difficulty
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- ruggedTough and uneven
enduring · surviving · robust · xerophyte · low-maintenance · colonizer · pioneer species · tough
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- tidal flatsCoastline exposed at low water
coastal · brackish · intertidal · shoreline · dunes · bayou · alkaline · playa · mudflat · lagoon
rhizome
Horizontal underground plant stem
- perennialRecurring each year
- cordgrassSalt-tolerant marsh vegetation
- stolonsHorizontal stems producing new plants
blade · spikelet · inflorescence · forage · tussock · clump-forming · drought-tolerant · seed head · germination · propagation
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
restoration · conservation · wildlife · nesting · shorebirds · waterfowl · erosion control · carbon sequestration · groundcover · invasive
hardy
Able to endure difficulty
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
rugged · enduring · surviving · robust · xerophyte · low-maintenance · colonizer · pioneer species · tough
- halophytesglasswort, cordgrass, spartina, pickleweed, saltbush
- hardy plantssedum, hellebore, juniper, daylily, snowdrops
- Texas plantsbluebonnet, Indian paintbrush, prickly pear, mesquite, live oak
- Warm-Season Grassesblue grama
saltgrassmeadow grass
Grass in open fields
bluegrass · fescue · ryegrass · orchardgrass · sweet grass
salt, grass, salty, salted, grassy, grasses, grassland, unsalted, saline