Flora and Fauna

The following species have been documented as living in The Tiniest Salt Marsh in The World:

Salicornia virginica, or pickleweed, is one of the most prominent of San Francisco Bay's native salt marsh species. It is able to survive in salt water due to its ability to remove salt from water and sequester it in specialized compartments within its cells. It later excretes some of this salt from the outer edges of its leaves.

Grindelia is a slow-growing perennial which displays bright yellow flowers in the summer. It provides crucial nesting habitat for the endangered California Clapper Rail and large amounts of mature Grindelia are typically one sign of a healthier marsh ecosystem

Salsola soda is a non-native originally from the Mediterranean coast. Commonly referred to as Russian Thistle in the United States, it played a prominent role in sixteenth century European life as a source of soda ash, a substance that was vital to the manufacture of both soap and glass. Though somewhat more obscure now, small amounts of Salsola soda are still cultivated as a culinary vegetable, primarily in Italy.