The Plants and Animals of Salt Marshes and Mudflats By Haley & Julia

Animals in Salt Marshes

Invertebrates

Fish

Birds

Mammals

Plants in salt marshes..

Salt Marsh GrassesSmooth cord

grassSmooth cord grass

Salt grass

Smooth cord grass ( winter )

Salt hay

PhragmitesCommon reed

Salt Marsh Flowers

Sea Lavender

Seashore Mallow Saltmarsh Ox-Eye

Perennial Salt Marsh Aster

Salt Marsh Shrubs Marsh Elder

Marsh Elder in winter.

Marsh Elder flowers.

Marsh Elder shrub in bloom.

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

Grounsel tree

Animals in mud flats..

Invertebrates; CrustaceansInsectsWorms

Mollusk;Ribbed MusselsSnails

Birds;SparrowShorebirdsRailsGulls

Reptiles;Diamondback Terrapin Salt Marsh Water Snake.

Mammals;RaccoonsMinkmuskrats voles.

Plants in Mudflats

Eel Grass