Arctic Coastal Salt Marsh

Type:Division
Parent classification:Coastal Saltmarsh & Reedbed
Scientific Name:Puccinellia phryganodes - Carex glareosa - Carex subspathacea Salt Marsh Division
Location:Canada; Greenland; United States
Description:This division includes arctic vegetation that is influenced by prolonged flooding with tidal or non-tidal brackish/salt water and is dominated by a combination of halophytic species, such as Carex glareosa, Carex mackenziei, Carex maritima, Carex subspathacea, Hippuris lanceolata, Puccinellia phryganodes, and Ranunculus cymbalaria.
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Child types

Name
Arctic Tidal Salt Marsh

Species

Name
Chen caerulescens (Snow Goose)

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer