Calflora Taxon Report
Spartina foliosa  Trin.

(not an active name)

California cord grass, California cordgrass, Pacific cordgrass
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2019 Patrick Furtado
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2017 MCOSD EDRR
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2021 Jutta Burger
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2018 Julian Geoghegan
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2022 John Kenny
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2016 Simon Gunner
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2023 Friends of Five Creeks volunteers
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2019 Patrick Furtado
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2019 Patrick Furtado
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2024 Mohith Parige
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2022 Suzanne L. Weakley
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Gerald and Buff Corsi2005 California Academy of Sciences
Spartina foliosa is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Spartina
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSSporobolus foliosus
JEF + POWOSporobolus foliosus
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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