Spartina foliosa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7701

Spartina foliosa Trin.

California cord grass, California cordgrass, Pacific cordgrass

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Spartina foliosa, a monocot, is a perennial grass that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Spartina

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

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PLANTS:

Sporobolus foliosus

More information about Spartina foliosa


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (SPFO)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 19, 2019).