Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Sporobolus alterniflorus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spartina alterniflora
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-58-003:
Spartina alterniflora
FAMILY
Poaceae
GREATER THAN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Spartina alterniflora +
COMMON NAME:
Saltmarsh Cordgrass, Smooth Cordgrass
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JK Marlow jkm090517_032
May Georgetown County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160915_113
September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island
Dominant plant (often almost a monoculture) of intratidal salt marshes here, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm160915_139
September Beaufort County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160915_145
September Beaufort County SC
Leaves cauline; sheaths overlapping; blades usually < 12mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.