Species: Spartina gracilis
Alkali Cordgrass
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Spartina
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
alkali cordgrass
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Grass Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Poaceae - Spartina
Ecology and Life History
Ecology Comments
Spartina gracilis, a C4 plant, is able to survive extremely cold temperatures (up to -29°C) due to a combination of perrenating structures, abundant rhizomous and the crowns (Schwarz and Reaney 1989).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1988-02-24
Global Status Last Changed
1988-02-24
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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