Cord grass was one of the first plants seen. Since it is not native, it must have been taken over (1). It has a resemblance to corn and is the first plant seen near the water (1). Since it is near the water, it must have been tolerant to salt marsh. It has underground rhizomes/stems that are hollow, which helps it adapt to the salt marsh community (1). Another plant that w

The dusty road we walked on was home to many of the plants in the salt community. Some were supposed to be there, while others were aliens that adapted to the community. The sea lavender was the first plant we saw that had flowers. Along the road we also saw oats, which are proven to be great survivors (1), most likely one of the reasons they are so far away from the water. Some of the alien plants we saw were the ferrel and the alkali Russian thistle. Neither is adapted well to the salt marsh community, but out of these two aliens, alkali Russian thistle probably has a greater chance for survival since it is a very succulent plant. Other plants that we saw were the alkali heath, purple star thistle, curly dock, and the coyote bush.

e saw near the water was the pickle weed. It appeared to be very fleshy and red. Pickle weed must be able to live in saltier environments since it is located at a point near the water where the water may have been at one time and since t

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