Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass)

E508859

perennial grass plant species salt marsh plant

Spartina alterniflora, or smooth cordgrass, is a salt-tolerant perennial grass native to Atlantic and Gulf Coast salt marshes, where it plays a key role in stabilizing shorelines and providing habitat for coastal wildlife.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Spartina alterniflora	1
Spartina alterniflora marsh grass	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	perennial grass ⓘ plant species ⓘ salt marsh plant ⓘ
commonName	saltmarsh cordgrass ⓘ smooth cordgrass ⓘ
contributesTo	formation of peat in salt marshes ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
dispersal	water-dispersed seeds ⓘ
ecologicalRole	primary production in salt marshes ⓘ sediment trapping ⓘ shoreline stabilization ⓘ
family	Poaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundInZone	low marsh zone ⓘ
genus	Spartina NERFINISHED ⓘ
growthForm	rhizomatous grass ⓘ
habitat	intertidal zones ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ
height	up to about 2 meters ⓘ
impacts	native salt marsh vegetation where invasive ⓘ salt marsh geomorphology where invasive ⓘ
introducedTo	China NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
invasiveIn	Pacific Coast salt marshes ⓘ parts of China ⓘ parts of Europe ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	narrow linear leaves ⓘ
lifeCycle	perennial ⓘ
nativeTo	Atlantic Coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf Coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C4 ⓘ
provides	foraging habitat for birds ⓘ habitat for coastal wildlife ⓘ nursery habitat for fish and invertebrates ⓘ
reproduction	asexual reproduction by rhizomes ⓘ sexual reproduction by seed ⓘ
rootSystem	extensive rhizome network ⓘ
saltToleranceMechanism	salt excretion through leaf glands ⓘ
stabilizes	coastal shorelines ⓘ
stems	erect hollow stems ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
tolerates	high salinity ⓘ periodic flooding ⓘ
usedFor	coastal erosion control ⓘ salt marsh restoration ⓘ
yearDescribed	1764 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ashley River waterfront → hasFlora → Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass) ⓘ

Dongtan Wetland → hasFlora → Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spartina alterniflora

Gerritsen Creek → hasVegetationType → Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spartina alterniflora marsh grass