SONGS Mitigation Monitoring Project
Field Guides
Artificial Reef
Field Guide
Benthic Band Count Species
Benthic Quadrat Count Species
Benthic Point Contact Species
Fish Quadrat Count Species
Fish Band Count Species
Wetland Restoration
All Species
Bird Count
Bird Feeding
Field Guides
/
Wetland Restoration
/ All Species
Wetland Restoration Field Guide:
Monanthochloe littoralis
Common Name
Shoregrass
Code(s)
MOLI
Id Number
2788
Taxa
Plant
Species Description
Low, extensively creeping perennial grass with short, erect branches; 4 to 11 inches tall. Leaf blades sickle-shaped, giving appearance of clusters. Short spikelets of inconspicuous flowers nearly concealed in leaves; blooms May-June.
Species Habitat
Common in upper zone of salt marshes and tidal flats.
Species Range
California, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida.