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Low Salt Marsh (Saltmarsh Cordgrass Type) – CEGL004192
Marsh peat and monospecific stand of saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) is being eroded away by sea-level rise at Hughlett Point, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Northumberland County.  Hughlett Point State Natural Area Preserve.

 © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming
Low Salt Marsh (Saltmarsh Cordgrass Type) – CEGL004192