Spartina alterniflora Loisel.

Locations ofSpartina alterniflora Loisel. in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
Common Name
Saltmarsh Cordgrass, Smooth Cordgrass
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
Comments
Habitat
Mesohaline to polyhaline (occasionally oligohaline) tidal marshes, salt flats, overwash ponds, and salt scrub. Common in the maritime and lower estuarine zones of the Coastal Plain; forming extensive, nearly monospecific stands in the large maritime salt marshes fringing the barrier islands and margins of the Eastern Shore.
Native Status
Native

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