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Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.
saltmeadow cordgrass
       
Symbol:   SPPA  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Duration:   Perennial  
U.S. Nativity:   Native  
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Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

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Plant Synonyms:
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

  SPPAJ Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. var. juncea (Michx.) A.S. Hitchc.
  SPPAM Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. var. monogyna (M.A. Curtis) Fern.
 

Plant Distribution by State:
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

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Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. occures in the following states: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington

 

Related Taxa:
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

View 334 genera in Poaceae, 13 species in Spartina
 

Classification:
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

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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 patens (Ait.) Muhl. – saltmeadow cordgrass
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.

Oregon:
saltmeadow cordgrass              "B" designated weed
saltmeadow cordgrass              Quarantine
Washington:
salt meadow cordgrass              Class A noxious weed
salt meadow cordgrass              Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine
 

Invasive Information:
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

salt meadow cordgrass

This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
CalEPPC        California Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Exotic Plant Pest List(http://www.cal-ipc.org/1999_cal-ipc_list/, October 19, 1999). California Exotic Pest Plant Council. California.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

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
FAC,OBL FACW+ FACW FACW NO NO FACW NO NO NO OBL NO FAC* NO

 

Other Species Accounts and Images:
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41271.
 

Related Web Sites:
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.

CA-San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project

Texas A&M;: Grass Images

WA-King County Noxious Weeds
 
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