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Read the riddles written by Mrs. Mirandou's students and see if you can guess the name of the plants found in the marsh behind Fishing Cove.
 

Click on any "Who am I?" to see a picture and the name of the plant that answers the riddle.
How well do you know your marsh plants?


I live in the high marsh.
I'm found in big clumps that grow to3-5 feet.
My leaves can grow 1-2 feet long and ¼-½  of an inch wide.
I'm very important to the salt marsh.
My seeds feed animals all over the salt marsh.
I am a droopy bundle.
I live in the higher and drier parts of marsh.
My flowers look like dandelions that cluster together to look like a big flower.
I usually grow 3-5 feet tall.
My leaves are one inch wide and six inches long.
I am in the same family of plants as the sunflower.

I live in the mid and high marsh.
My grass is a goldish green color.
I have some yellow in me.
I'm not as tall as the other plants at the marsh and I get squished a lot.
I can grow to 2 feet tall, but I am often flattened by the tides. 
My stems are less than 1/8 inch in diameter.
I am too salty for cattle to eat but I am used for bedding for cattle.

I am found in the low marsh area. You can find me on the left side of the path.
I look like wheat.  I have small flowers on me.
The plant height is 29"-54". 
When a 3rd grader compared me to them I am up to their knees or waist.
The width of my leaves is about 1mm-3mm.
I get flooded two times a day.
 Who am I?

I am found in the lower marsh area.
I look like worms and I have about three colors.  The colors are green, red, and tan.
I grow to about 4-20 inches tall and about 1/8 inches thick.
It looks like I have no flowers or leaves.
I can be found in the low lands, high lands, and mid marsh.
I am thin near the bottom and I am bigger near the top.
My flowers are pale purple and tan.
If you want to find me look for a bushel of green leaves on the ground with flowers popping out.
I grow to be about 39 in. tall and 33 in. wide.
My leaves are 9 in. tall 2 in. wide. 
You can find me near salt hay grass.
I am protected in R.I so you can not pick me.


I live in higher part of the marsh.
I am the tallest grass in the marsh.
I usually grow to be 4½ - 9 feet tall.
My leaves grow to be 6 - 20 inches long.
I am a good material for making thatched roof.
The higher up on the marsh the taller I am.
My flowers are a brownish-tan color.