Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
SPARTINA Schreber, Gen. Pl. 43. 1789.
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TYPE: Spartina schreberi J. F. Gmelin
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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| Spartina alterniflora | Saltmarsh Cordgrass, Smooth Cordgrass | |||
| Spartina bakeri | Sand Cordgrass | |||
| Spartina cynosuroides | Giant Cordgrass | |||
| Spartina patens | Small Saltmeadow Cordgrass, Salt Hay, Marsh-hay Cordgrass |
Identification Key
1. Leaf blade margins smooth to slightly scabrous; spikelets glabrous or sparsely pilose; rhizomatous
1. Leaf blade margins strongly scabrous; spikelets scabrous or hispid; rhizomatous or cespitose
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2. Inflorescence with 2-15 branches
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2. Inflorescence with (5)13-51(75) branches
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3. Cespitose; inflorescence branches strongly appressed
3. Rhizomatous; inflorescence branches mostly spreading to ascending
4. Rhizomatous; leaf blades 6-20 mm wide, flat or somewhat involute; inflorescence branches spreading-ascending, 6-13(15) cm long; spikelets 9-14 mm long
4. Cespitose; leaf blades 1.5-4.5 mm wide, involute; inflorescence branches strongly appressed, 0.5-6(7) cm long; spikelets 5-8(10) mm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||