Saltwort

Coastal Habitats

Plant Life on the Salt Marsh

Saltwort
Batis maritima

saltwort

Saltwort lives around the rims of bays and marshes where its roots are often washed by high tides.

To help the saltwort survive in this salty habitat, its leaves are covered with very fine hairs that reduce the amont of water the plant loses to the air.

Plant Life on the Salt Marsh

 

Animal Life on the Salt Marsh

 

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