Calflora Taxon Report
Sporobolus alterniflorus (Loisel.) P.M. Peterson & Saarela
Salt-water cord grass
Sporobolus alterniflorus is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.
Alternate Names and Sources:
Spartina alternifloraPOWO
Spartina alternifloraPLANTS
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Potential Range Plant Characteristics Location Suitability
Observations: ~46 records Add an Observation to Calflora Search for Sporobolus alterniflorus
Name Status:
Accepted by: JEPS
Calflora Category:
angiosperm
Jepson eFlora section:
USDA PLANTS group:
Monocot

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External links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) International Plants Names Index (IPNI)
CalPhotos (UC Berkeley) iNaturalist
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