Interdune Swale (Northern Mixed Grassland Type) – CEGL004117
A broad, seasonally flooded interdune swale at south end of Metompkin Island in Accomack County. Salt marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata), common threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens), and saltmeadow cordgrass (Spartina patens) co-dominate the stand. The Nature Conservancy Metompkin Island Preserve. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming