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Poaceae
Spartina

not marked as a favorite taxon Spartina spartinae (Trinius) Merrill ex A.S. Hitchcock. Common name: Gulf Cordgrass. Phenology: Mar-Dec. Habitat: Brackish marshes, coastal prairies, and inland saline situations. Distribution: AL and FL west to TX and Mexico (many states); Bahamas.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, FNA25, GW1, HC, Mex, S, SFla, Tx, WH3; = Spartina junciformis Engelm. & A.Gray — S13; = Sporobolus spartinus (Trin.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela — FlGr, K4, Peterson et al (2014a); Vilfa spartinae Trinius. Basionym: Vilfa spartinae Trin. 1840

Links to other floras: = Spartina spartinae - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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