Spartina alterniflora

Characteristics

Monocots
POACEAE
Spartina
Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
SALTMARSH CORDGRASS; SMOOTH CORDGRASS
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As part of the genus Sporobolus, this taxon takes the name Sporobolus alterniflorus.
Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification

POALES
Spartina
Spartina alterniflora Loisel. - SALTMARSH CORDGRASS; SMOOTH CORDGRASS

Citation

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA Loiseleur-Deslongchamps, Fl. Gall. 719. 1807.
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FRANCE: Pyrénées Atlantiques: Sur le bord de l'Odo(...?), à Bayonne, 20 Jun 1803, s.coll. s.n. (holotype: AV).
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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos

Spartina alterniflora - 31
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Spartina alterniflora - 31
Spartina alterniflora - Bob Bierman View Full Size
Spartina alterniflora - 69
Spartina alterniflora - Dennis Girard View Full Size
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Spartina alterniflora - Keith Bradley View Full Size