Spartina pectinata

freshwater cordgrass, prairie cordgrass

Photograph(s) by*: CM NRCS

Characteristics

Height: 4-0'
Flowers: Jul.-Sept.;
Fruit: achene (dry, flat seed)

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 6-8.5
Soil type: Loamy
Flood depth: 0-6"
Salinity: 0-3 ppt

Habitat

brackish and fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, shores, wet meadows; upper half of intertidal zone and above to spring tide level

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States:

Wildlife

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Notes

shore stabilizer; low drought tolerance; tolerates salinity to 3 ppt

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/6781.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004