Taxon:  Spartina alterniflora Loisel.



Summary
Genus:
Spartina
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Zoysieae
Subtribe:
Sporobolinae
Nomen number:
103562
Place of publication:
Fl. gall. 719.  1807
Verified:
03/31/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
14 (5  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
  3. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  4. Chase, A. & C. D. Niles, comps. 1962. Index to grass species.
  5. Clewell, A. F. 1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle
  6. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  9. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  10. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  11. Hao, Y. et al. 2024. Genomic and phenotypic signatures provide insights into the wide adaptation of a global plant invader. Plant Communic. 5:100820. DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.100820.
  12. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: introduced
  13. Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
  14. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  15. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  16. Renvoize, S. A. 1984. The grasses of Bahia
  17. Renvoize, S. A. 1988. Hatschbach's Parana grasses
  18. Sell, P. & G. Murrell. 1996-. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland.
  19. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  20. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  21. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  22. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsalt-water cordgrass  1Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: introduced
Englishsmooth cordgrass  1Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
Frenchspartine alterniflore  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Transcribed Chinesehu hua mi cao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébece.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Yorks.e.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabamas.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgias.e.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianas.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippis.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinae.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginiae.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay   
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashingtonw.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCaliforniaw.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (e.), Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (s.e.), Rhode Island]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (s.e.), Louisiana (s.), Maryland, Mississippi (s.), North Carolina (e.), South Carolina, Virginia (e.)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Guadeloupe, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Río Negro], Uruguay
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hebei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Washington (w.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (w.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  5. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  6. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  7. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  8. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Animal foodforage Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Environmentalerosion control Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
Environmentalerosion control Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103562. Accessed 10 May 2026.