Spartina patens

salt meadow hay

Photograph(s) by*: CM NRCS

Characteristics

Height: 1-3'
Flowers: Jul.-Sept.;
Fruit: achene (dry, flat seed)

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 5.3-7.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy
Salinity: 0-35 ppt

Habitat

coastal salt and brackish tidal marshes; irregularly flooded high marsh at or above Mean High tide line

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States: MD VA DE NY

Wildlife

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Notes

forms large mats; good for shore erosion control; tolerates salinity to 35 ppt

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1297.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004