Some of these plants were of immense importance during antiquity. Cattials, papyrus, and sawgrass are some of the grasses and reeds found in marshes. A marsh can be thought of as a wetland dominated by grassland. Most woody plants that live in marshes are shrubs that grow to low heights.
Grasses and reeds are the most common plants found in marshes. An herbaceous plant is a plant that does not have any woody stems above the ground. What is a Marsh?Ī marsh a type of wetland where herbaceous plants are the dominant vegetation. Marshes and swamps also both have aquatic vegetation.
Swamps and marshes can be composed of freshwater, salt water, or brackish water (mix of fresh water and salt water). Marshes and swamps are wetlands, land forms with the trait of being saturated in water. Although they are similar, there are marked differences between the two. fetch my cane pole, mama, Gonna catch a bream, or maybe two 2. SWAMP MUSIC - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Written by: E.