Biology:Spartina spartinae
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Short description: Species of plant
| Spartina spartinae | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Monocots
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| Genus: | Spartina
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| Species: | S. spartinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.
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Spartina spartinae is a species of grass known by the common names gulf cordgrass[1] and sacahuista. It is native to the Americas, where it occurs from the Gulf Coast of the United States south to Argentina.[2]
This species forms dense clumps of sharp-tipped leaves.[3] The stems may grow up to 2 meters tall. The inflorescence is a cylindrical panicle up to 70 centimeters long. It has many branches each a few centimeters long which grow pressed to the stem. They contain spikelets each up to a centimeter in length.[2]
This grass grows in moist to wet habitat and it can live in saline environments. Habitat types include marshes and wet prairies.[3] It can sometimes be found inland alongside Pinus palustris.[2]
References
- ↑ "Spartina spartinae". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SPSP. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Spartina spartinae. Grass Manual Treatment.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spartina spartinae. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
Wikidata ☰ Q2888724 entry
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