| Blackbird Creek - Delaware Flora (Plant Life) The wetlands vegetation of the Upper Blackbird Creek estuary is characterized by two major zones. Zone I covers the eastern most seaward quarter of the component. This zone, known as the saltmarsh cordgrass marsh, is dominated by saltmarsh cordgrass. Some fringes of this zone have common reed. Other associated species found at slightly higher elevations are saltmeadow cordgrass, big cordgrass, salt grass, salt wort, high tide bush and groundsel bush. Most of the lower Blackbird Creek estuary has been overrun by phragmites, forming a dense, monotypic cover over vast expanses of wetlands. |
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