Watching. Wary. Waiting.
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), in a mixed stand of saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) and big cordgrass (S. cynosuroides), at Claybank, on the York River, Gloucester County, Virginia.
Tag: Spartina alterniflora
Watching. Wary. Waiting.
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), in a mixed stand of saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) and big cordgrass (S. cynosuroides), at Claybank, on the York River, Gloucester County, Virginia.
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Transition: Nature loves margins. The saltmarsh transition at shore’s edge, from cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) to saltbush (Baccharis halimifolia) to hardwoods or scrubby pines, is one of my favorites for the contrasts of shadow and color and texture it produces.
The bottom photo is a close-up of saltbush gone to seed. This plant is alternately commonly known as groundsel bush, sea myrtle, silverling, or consumption weed – the latter because decoctions from its roots and leaves were used as a folk remedy to treat tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases.
Both photos were taken at the wetlands restoration project at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia. Click either photo for enlarged views.
Transition: Nature loves margins. The saltmarsh transition at shore’s edge, from cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) to saltbush (Baccharis halimifolia) to hardwoods or scrubby pines, is one of my favorites for the contrasts of shadow and color and texture it produces.
The bottom photo is a close-up of saltbush gone to seed. This plant is alternately commonly known as groundsel bush, sea myrtle, silverling, or consumption weed – the latter because decoctions from its roots and leaves were used as a folk remedy to treat tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases.
Both photos were taken at the wetlands restoration project at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia. Click either photo for enlarged views.
Saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) taking on fall colors. At the western branch of the Elizabeth River, in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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Saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) taking on fall colors. At the western branch of the Elizabeth River, in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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At Paradise Creek Nature Park, Portsmouth, Virginia.
The newly planted marsh grasses are covered with a network of wires and streamers, to scare off marauding Canada geese.
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At Paradise Creek Nature Park, Portsmouth, Virginia.
The newly planted marsh grasses are covered with a network of wires and streamers, to scare off marauding Canada geese.
Please click photo for full view.
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