Smooth Cordgrass is a stiff, erect, smooth grass.

Smooth Cordgrass is found in tidal marshes.

It's usually 3-5 feet tall.

The leaves are simple and alternate on opposite sides of the stem.

The leaves can be up to 2 feet long and up to 5/8 inch wide.

When smooth cordgrass blooms, the flowers are spikes.

The flowers are seen in the months of June through October.

Smooth cordgrass can have fruit in the form of grain.

The grain is produced after the flowers bloom also in June through October.

Smooth Cordgrass dominates the lowest marsh zone.

Salt-meadow Cordgrass is a plant that grows in salt marshes.

Salt-meadow Cordgrass can stand salt water.

When the water comes up, special membranes on it's roots suck up water.

Glands on the leaves spit the salt out. If you tasted this grass, it would taste very salty.

The grass is only covered with salt water during high tide.