Spartina pectinata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Spartina
Species:	Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link
Common Name	Prairie Cordgrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	5
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3S4] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Spartina cynosuroides f. major	Spartina cynosuroides f. major St.-Yves
Spartina cynosuroides var. aureo-marginata	Spartina cynosuroides var. aureo-marginata W. Irving
Spartina cynosuroides var. michauxiana	Spartina cynosuroides var. michauxiana (Hitchc.) St.-Yves
Spartina michauxiana	Spartina michauxiana Hitchc.
Spartina michauxiana var. suttiei	Spartina michauxiana var. suttiei Farw.
Spartina michauxiana var. tenuior	Spartina michauxiana var. tenuior Farw.
Spartina pectinata f. pectinata	Spartina pectinata f. pectinata Link
Spartina pectinata f. variegata	Spartina pectinata f. variegata Vict.
Spartina pectinata var. suttiei	Spartina pectinata var. suttiei Fernald
Sporobolus michauxianus	Sporobolus michauxianus (Hitchc.) P. M. Peterson & Saarela

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Bracken (KY), Campbell (KY), Lewis (KY), McCracken (KY), Marshall (KY), Bradley (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Henry (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Loudon (TN), Montgomery (TN), Scott (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 1990

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0030276	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030310	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030308	Lawrence	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030313	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030304	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
MEM004712	McCracken	Kentucky	29 Jul 1970	Raymond Athey 1148	MEM Spartina pectinata
31973000023598	Campbell	Kentucky	20 Sep 1981	Buddell, George 432	KNK Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030272	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030305	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030273	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030274	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030309	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
BEREA008201	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030306	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
UCHT038297	Coffee	Tennessee			UCHT Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030311	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
31234100157120	McCracken	Kentucky	08 Aug 1990	Landon E. McKinney 4446	EKY Spartina pectinata
BEREA008203	McCracken	Kentucky			BEREA Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030312	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030277	Henry	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030275	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
MEM006414	Ballard	Kentucky	12 Jul 1973	Raymond Athey 2390	MEM Spartina pectinata
MEM006460	Marshall	Kentucky	03 Aug 1972	Raymond Athey 1984	MEM Spartina pectinata
BEREA008202	Lewis	Kentucky			BEREA Spartina pectinata
31973000023597	Bracken	Kentucky	01 Oct 1983	Buddell, George 2414	KNK Spartina pectinata
31973000023599	Lewis	Kentucky	24 Sep 1983	Buddell, George 3286	KNK Spartina pectinata
TENN-V-0030307	Lawrence	Tennessee			TENN Spartina pectinata
UCHT038298	Cumberland	Tennessee			UCHT Spartina pectinata
BRIT269950	Ballard	Kentucky			VDB Spartina pectinata

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Spartina pectinata

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