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Spartina

not marked as a favorite taxon Spartina cynosuroides (Linnaeus) Roth. Common name: Giant Cordgrass. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Brackish (mesohaline and oligohaline) and freshwater tidal marshes, especially along margins of tidal creeks. Distribution: MA south to FL, west to e. TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA25, G, GW1, HC, NE, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3; = Sporobolus cynosuroides (L.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela — FlGr, K4, NY, Peterson et al (2014a); > Spartina cynosuroides (L.) Roth — S13; > Spartina cynosuroides (L.) Roth var. cynosuroides — F; > Spartina cynosuroides (L.) Roth var. polystachya (Michx.) Beal — F; > Spartina polystachya (Michx.) Willd. — S13; Dactylis cynosuroides Linnaeus. Basionym: Dactylis cynosuroides L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Spartina cynosuroides - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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native range: coastal eastern & southern United States