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Tidal Oligohaline Marsh (Big Cordgrass Type) – CEGL004195
Big cordgrass (Spartina cynosuroides) stand along Pitts Creek in Accomack County.  Because most tidal creeks on the Virginia Eastern Shore are very short, oligohaline marshes are rare in that region.

 © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming
Tidal Oligohaline Marsh (Big Cordgrass Type) – CEGL004195