Wetlands Types

Wetlands Communities as Defined in the Virginia Wetlands Guidelines

Vegetated Wetlands

Type I - Saltmarsh Cordgrass Community

Spartina alterniflora

Type II - Saltmeadow Community

Spartina patens

Distichlis spicata

Type III - Black Needlerush Community

Juncus roemerianus

Type IV - Saltbush Community

Iva frutescens

Baccharis halimifolia

Type V - Big Cordgrass Community

Spartina cynosuroides

Type VI - Cattail Community

Typha latifolia

Typha angustifolia

Type VII - Arrow Arum-Pickerel Weed Community

Peltandra virginica

Pontederia cordata

Type VIII - Reed Grass Community

Phragmites australis

Type IX - Yellow Pond Lily Community

Nuphar luteum

Type X - Saltwort Community

Salicornia bigelovii

Salicornia europaea

Salicornia virginica

Type XI - Freshwater Mixed Community

various tidal freshwater species

Type XII - Brackish Water Mixed Community

various brackish water species

Nonvegetated Wetlands

Type XIII - Intertidal Beach Community

Type XIV - Sand Flat Community

Type XV - Sand/Mud Mixed Flat Community

Type XVI - Mud Flat Community

Type XVII - Intertidal Oyster Reef Community

Type XVIII - Intertidal Rubble/Riprap