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Spartina maritima (M.A. Curtis) Fern.
small cordgrass
Symbol: SPMA6
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 224. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
SPMA6 Spartina maritima (M.A. Curtis) Fern.
 

SPST7

Spartina stricta (Ait.) Roth
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About small cordgrass

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State Distributional Map for SPMA6
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Plant Distribution by State

Spartina maritima (M.A. Curtis) Fern.

SPMA6

Mississippi

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Related Taxa:
Spartina maritima (M.A. Curtis) Fern.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 13 species in Spartina

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Classification:
Spartina maritima (M.A. Curtis) Fern.

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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 maritima (M.A. Curtis) Fern. – small cordgrass

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Introduced Information:
Spartina maritima (M.A. Curtis) Fern.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Spartina maritima (M.A. Curtis) Fern.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505304.

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