( ( Between ( ( ( ( the ( mean ( ( higher high ) ( water ( tide level ) ) ) ) ) ( -LRB- ( MHHW -RRB- ) ) ) and ) ( ( the ( upper limit ) ) ( of ( ( tidal inundation ) ( -LRB- ( EHW -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( the ( salt ( marsh vegetation ) ) ) ( ( is ( dominated ( ( ( by ( ( perennial pickleweed ) ( -LRB- ( ( Salicornia virginica ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) and ) ( to ( ( ( a ( lesser extent ) ) , ) ( ( alkali heath ) ( -LRB- ( Frankenia -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Between) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ mean) (ADJP (JJR higher) (JJ high)) (NN water) (NN tide) (NN level)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP MHHW)) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ upper) (NN limit)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ tidal) (NN inundation)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP EHW)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))))) (NP (DT the) (NN salt) (NN marsh) (NN vegetation)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN dominated) (PP (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (JJ perennial) (NN pickleweed)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP Salicornia) (NNP virginica)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))) (CC and) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJR lesser) (NN extent)) (, ,) (NP (NP (JJ alkali) (NN heath)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP Frankenia)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))))) (. .)))
Between the mean higher high water tide level (MHHW) and the upper limit of tidal inundation (EHW) the salt marsh vegetation is dominated by perennial pickleweed (Salicornia virginica) and to a lesser extent, alkali heath (Frankenia).
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