Emergent plant of the salt marshes in the Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts.
| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Asteraceae | Iva fructescens | Marsh elder/High tide bush |
| Asteraceae | Solidago sempervirens | Seaside goldenrod |
| Asteraceae | Symphyotrichum tenuifolium | Perennial salt marsh aster |
| Chenopodiaceae | Atriplex patula | Marsh orach |
| Chenopodiaceae | Salicornia europaea | Common glasswort/Jointed glasswort |
| Chenopodiaceae | Suaeda maritima | Herbaceous seepweed |
| Chenopodiaceae | Triglochin maritima | Seaside arrow grass |
| Cyperaceae | Schoenoplectus robustus | Saltmarsh bullrush |
| Juncaceae | Juncus gerardii | Black grass/rush |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago maritima | Seaside plantain |
| Plumbaginaceae | Limonium nashii | Sea lavendar |
| Poaceae | Distichilis spicata | Spike grass |
| Poaceae | Phragmites australis | Common reed |
| Poaceae | Puccinellia maritima | Seaside alkali grass |
| Poaceae | Spartina alterniflora | Saltwater/Smooth cordgrass |
| Poaceae | Spartina patens | Salt marsh grass/hay |