Spartina
cordgrass
Specimens
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Spartina
Synonyms & Misapplications:
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Species in Spartina:
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Spartina alterniflora – saltwater cordgrass, smooth cordgrass
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in southwestern Washington Washington to California; also in eastern North America, where native. -
Spartina anglica – English cordgrass Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia, Washington, and California.
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Spartina densiflora – Chilean cordgrass Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington;
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Spartina gracilis – alkali cordgrass Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
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Spartina patens – saltmeadow cordgrass Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where known from Jefferson County. British Columbia to California; also eastern North America, where native.
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Spartina pectinata – freshwater cordgrass, prairie cordgrass Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; northern Washington to Oregon, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Spartina in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Spartina checklist entry
OregonFlora: Spartina information
E-Flora BC: Spartina atlas page
CalPhotos: Spartina photos
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