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Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.
gulf cordgrass

       
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Line Drawing of Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.
 
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Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.

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Synonyms:
Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.

  VISP3 Vilfa spartinae Trin.
 

Distribution:
Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.

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USA (AL, FL, LA, MS, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 13 species in Spartina
 

Classification:
Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Spartina Schreb. – cordgrass
Species Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc. – gulf cordgrass
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+,OBL NO OBL NO NO NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41276.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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