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Poaceae
Sporobolus

not marked as a favorite taxon Sporobolus michauxianus (A.S. Hitchcock) P.M. Peterson & Saarela. Common name: Prairie Cordgrass, Slough Grass. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Calcareous and mafic fens, banks of rivers and lakes, spray cliffs below waterfalls, rocky or sandy flood-scoured riverside grasslands, tidal freshwater (oligohaline) marshes, swamps, calcareous oak flatwoods and prairies. Distribution: Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) west to Washington, south to ne. North Carolina, sw. North Carolina, nw. Georgia (Floyd County), and ne. Alabama (Cherokee County), w. to n. Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico.

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Section: Spartina. Subsection: Spartina.

ID notes: Along with Sporobolus cynosuroides, our most robust species of Sporobolus sect. Spartina.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, NY, POWO, Peterson et al (2014a); = Spartina michauxiana Hitchc. — S; = Spartina pectinata Link — Ar, C, ETx1, FNA25, G, GW1, HC, Il, K1, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV; > Spartina pectinata Link var. pectinata — F; > Spartina pectinata Link var. suttiei (Farw.) Fernald — F. Basionym: Spartina michauxiana Hitchc. 1908 "Urbasionym:" Spartina pectinata Link 1820

Links to other floras: = Spartina pectinata - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Sporobolus michauxianus© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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native range: North America