Only endless acres of cordgrass and brackish water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unspeakable] Reference

Marshhay cordgrass becomes less important to the south in this region.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Texas (EPA)] Reference

Once upon a time I came across a night heron nesting in the cordgrass.    From Wordnik.com.  [Too drunk to get drunk: an amateur naturalist reports] Reference

Look for nests—on the ground in 3- to 4-foot-high saltmarsh cordgrass.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

•Salt marshes are dominated by saltmarsh cordgrass and salt-meadow grass.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference

Northern cordgrass prairie occurs along tidal channels in the Outer Coastal Plain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference

Saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) in the coastal marshes of Ecoregion 63g.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of North Carolina and South Carolina (EPA)] Reference

The bulk cellulose would come from cordgrass, switchgrass and various waste products.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hostage Facility] Reference

This zone, known as the saltmarsh cordgrass marsh, is dominated by saltmarsh cordgrass.    From Wordnik.com.  [Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve] Reference

Smooth cordgrass, marshhay cordgrass, and gulf saltgrass dominate in more saline zones.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Texas (EPA)] Reference

It is predominantly covered by the tall form of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora).    From Wordnik.com.  [Tidal marsh] Reference

Look for empty areas called “eat outs,” where most of the cordgrass has been removed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

S. patens (salt meadow cordgrass) grows densely in marshes in the area of mean high water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

•Marshes are dominated by saltmarsh cordgrass and, in higher areas, by salt-meadow grass.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference

Look for marsh rice rats—creeping in the cordgrass or swimming in tidal creeks and pools.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

Clapper rails place their nests high above normal tides on a woven platform in the cordgrass.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

The first halophyte to colonize the flat and transform it into a marsh is saltmarsh cordgrass.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

About 90 percent of the reserve's marshland is covered by smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora).    From Wordnik.com.  [Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, Georgia] Reference

Vegetation in the salt marshes is made up primarily of black needlerush, smooth cordgrass and saltgrass.    From Wordnik.com.  [Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida] Reference

Big cordgrass and common reed are found along creekside levees and in the backmarsh near the upland edge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve] Reference

Extensive cordgrass marshes occur in the more saline areas with maidencane and sawgrass on fresh marshes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Louisiana (EPA)] Reference

Low marsh, in the more saline reaches of the bay, is dominated by smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora).    From Wordnik.com.  [North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina] Reference

They are cordgrass and wiregrass, common species that wave in the winds in south Louisiana's coastal marshes.    From Wordnik.com.  [How oil-damaged marsh grasses recover could affect gulf's rebound] Reference

Other frequent species are salt grass, saltmeadow cordgrass, salt marsh aster, marsh gardenia and sea lavender.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Alabama] Reference

Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass) is a tall (1-3 m), robust species that grows closest to the water line.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

Two species of cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora and S. cynosuroides) are locally abundant in the intertidal zone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Alabama] Reference

And on the science pages we look into cordgrass and wiregrass - two tough inhabitants of the Lousiana coastal marshes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Welcome to the 6 August edition] Reference

Dominating the low marsh, and bathed twice a day by the tides is the salt-extracting cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora).    From Wordnik.com.  [Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maine] Reference

Salt marshes in Great Bay are dominated by the Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass) and S. patens (salt meadow hay).    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, New Hampshire] Reference

Salt marsh vegetation is dominated by salt marsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) and salt meadow hay (Spartina patens).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Virginia] Reference

The remaining marshland is largely dominated by phragmites, but saltmarsh cordgrass occurs along the edge of tidal creeks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference

There are also patches of blackland prairie, bluestem-scachuista and southern cordgrass prairie in the southern United States.    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Plains ecoregion (CEC)] Reference

Salt marsh cordgrass dominates the low marsh, while big cordgrass, saltmeadow hay, and black needlerush grow in the higher areas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maryland] Reference

Three-square (Scirpus americanus and S. olneyi) and big cordgrass (Spartina cynosauroides) characterize the middle marsh reaches.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Virginia] Reference

The abundance of marsh plants and the expanses of Spartina (salt marsh cordgrass) provide a habitat for hundreds of insects as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina] Reference

Here in coastal Georgia, nearly 90% of the marsh is covered by one species of plant, smooth cordgrass, known as Spartina alterniflora.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, Georgia] Reference

The true prize, however, is that wild Pacific coast clad in chaparral and cordgrass.    From Wordnik.com.  [10,000 Birds] Reference

A new park lines its banks, with cordgrass and pickleweed replacing invasive plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference