Sporobolus michauxianus

Sporobolus michauxianus
Cordgrass along a pond edge

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Sporobolus
Section: Spartina
Species:
S. pectinata
Binomial name
Spartina pectinata
(Hitchc.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela
Synonyms
List
  • Spartina cynosuroides var. michauxiana (Hitchc.) St.-Yves
  • Spartina michauxiana Hitchc.
  • Spartina cynosuroides f. major St.-Yves
  • Spartina michauxiana var. suttiei Farw.
  • Spartina michauxiana var. tenuior Farw.
  • Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link
  • Spartina pectinata var. suttiei (Farw.) Fernald
  • Spartina pectinata f. variegata Vict.

Spartina pectinata is a species of cordgrass known as prairie cordgrass, freshwater cordgrass, tall marshgrass, and sloughgrass. It is native to much of North America, including central and eastern Canada and most of the contiguous United States except for the southwestern and southeastern regions. Its distribution extends into Mexico. It is also present on other continents as an introduced species.