Field Guide to Tidal Wetland Plants of the Northeastern United States and Neighboring Canada: Vegetation of Beaches, Tidal Flats, Rocky Shores, Marshes, Swamps, and Coastal Ponds

Figures, Tables, and Maps

ix Figures, Tables, and Maps (excluding plant illustrations) Figures 1. Coastal wetlands can be divided into two broad zones based on the frequency of tidal flooding 4 2. General location of different coastal wetland types within the tidal zone 5 3. Generalized salinity and current patterns in coastal rivers 7 4. Generalized plant zonation in northeastern salt marshes 8 5. Generalized plant zonation in a tidal fresh marsh along the Delaware River 10 6. Leaf types and arrangements 15 7. Flower types and arrangements 20 8. Distinguishing characteristics of grasses, sedges, and rushes 38 9. Some macroalgae of marine waters 44 10. Freshwater algae that resemble vascular aquatic plants 47 11. Some macroalgae of rocky shores 51 Tables 1. Tidal wetland plants with conspicuous features useful for identification 16 2. Tidal wetland plants with conspicuous fruits 18 3. General flower characteristics of emergent herbs of saline and brackish wetlands 22 4. General flower characteristics of emergent herbs of tidal freshwater wetlands 27 Maps General distribution of vegetated tidal wetlands along Quebec’s St. Lawrence River from Trois-Pistoles to Trois-Rivières 425 General distribution of salt and brackish marshes in New Brunswick 426 General distribution of salt and brackish marshes in Nova Scotia 427 General distribution of salt and brackish marshes in Prince Edward Island 428 General distribution of coastal marshes in Maine and New Hampshire 430 General distribution of coastal marshes in Massachusetts and Rhode Island 431 General distribution of coastal marshes in Connecticut 432 General distribution of coastal marshes in New York 433 General distribution of coastal marshes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania 434 General distribution of coastal marshes in Delaware and Maryland 436 x Figures ...