Spartina - Wikipedia
Spartina is a genus of plants in the grass family, frequently found in coastal salt marshes. [ 3 ] Species in this genus are commonly known as cordgrass or cord-grass, [ 4 ] and are native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Europe, north-western and southern Africa, the Americas and the islands of the southern Atlantic ...
Cordgrass | Saltmarsh, Coastal, Wetlands | Britannica
Cordgrass, (genus Spartina), genus of 16 species of perennial grasses in the family Poaceae. Cordgrasses are found on marshes and tidal mud flats of North America, Europe, and Africa and often form dense colonies. Some species are planted as soil binders to prevent erosion, and a few are considered.
The Basics of Growing Cord Grass – Everything You Need to Know
Cordgrass, or Spartina, is a genus of tough, salt-tolerant grasses native to coastal regions. These full sun-loving plants are versatile and play a crucial role in coastal ecosystems, stabilizing shorelines, filtering pollutants, and providing habitat for wildlife.
General: Smooth cordgrass is an herbaceous, native, warm season grass that forms dense vegetative colonies along shorelines and intertidal flats in coastal wetlands. Smooth cordgrass is a robust, rapidly spreading plant, tolerant to fluctuating water depths and salinity.
Spartina patens (Saltmeadow Cordgrass) - Gardenia
Spartina patens (Saltmeadow Cordgrass) is a tufted, perennial, warm-season grass that grows solitary or in small clumps from widely spreading slender rhizomes. The slender, light green leaves are deciduous, with new growth each year.
Spartina pectinata - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Spartina pectinata, commonly called prairie cord grass, is a coarse, tough, warm season perennial grass that typically grows in a dense, arching clump to 4-7' tall when in flower. It is native to a large area of North America extending from Newfoundland to Alberta south to Oregon, New Mexico, Louisiana and North Carolina.
Saltmeadow cordgrass is used for shoreline protection and tidal marsh restorations, and is often utilized for levee stabilization and dune stabilization plantings near coastal beaches and on barrier islands.
Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cordgrass) - Gardenia
Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cordgrass) is a rhizomatous perennial grass that grows initially in round clumps, eventually forming extensive monoculture meadows. The stiffly erect stems are hollow and hairless. The leaves are 8-20 in. (20-50 cm) long and are often purplish at the base.
Smooth cordgrass is the dominant emergent grass species found growing along tidal salt marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is utilized extensively for erosion control along shorelines, canal banks, levees, and other areas of soil water interface.
Spartina alterniflora — smooth cordgrass - Go Botany
Smooth cordgrass is the dominant grass species in salt marshes and coastal beaches of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is also used extensively for coastal erosion control. It has been introduced to other parts of the world, including the west coast of the United States, where it is a threat to the native coastal plant communities.