prairie cordgrass
(Spartina pectinata)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5? - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | FACW - Facultative wetland |
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| Midwest | FACW - Facultative wetland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACW - Facultative wetland |
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Description |
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Height |
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6′ to 9′ |
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Habitat |
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Wet to moderate moisture. Prairies, meadows, streambanks. Full sun. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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August to September |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
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Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | PACMAD clade | ||
| Subfamily | Panicoideae | ||
| Tribe | Zoysieae | ||
| Subtribe | Sporobolinae | ||
Genus |
Spartina (cordgrass) | ||
A recent phylogenetic analysis of the grass subtribe Sporobolinae (Peterson & Saarela, 2014) proposed incorporating the genus Spartina and three other genera into the genus Sporobolus. The new combination for Spartina pectinata would be Sporobolus michauxianus. To date (4/29/2021) this proposal has not been widely accepted. |
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Spartina cynosuroides var. aureo-marginata Spartina cynosuroides f. major Spartina cynosuroides var. michauxiana Spartina michauxiana Spartina michauxiana var. suttiei Spartina michauxiana var. tenuior Spartina pectinata f. pectinata Spartina pectinata var. suttiei Spartina pectinata f. variegata |
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Common Names |
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freshwater cord grass prairie cord grass prairie cordgrass slough grass |
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| Tom Voigt on Prairie Cord Grass, A.K.A. "Rip Gut," at the Energy Farm IGBIllinois |
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About
Uploaded on Jan 24, 2011 Tom Voigt on Prairie Cord Grass, A.K.A. "Rip Gut," at the Energy Farm |
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| Earthyman Reveals Fall Colors of Prairie Cordgrass Ionxchange |
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Uploaded on Oct 28, 2009 Earthyman reveals fall colors of Prairie Cordgrass, a forgotten native of the Tallgrass Prairie. |
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Blazing Star Prairie Addition, South Unit Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Margherita Preserve-Audubon Prairie Minnesota Valley NWR, Chaska Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Louisville Swamp Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Wilkie Unit Mound Spring Prairie SNA, North Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Hoffman Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Pavia Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Spieker Unit Pankratz Memorial Prairie, North Unit Pembina Trail Preserve SNA, Crookston Prairie Unit Prairie Creek WMA, Koester Prairie Unit Richard M. & Mathilde Rice Elliott SNA Sand Prairie Wildlife Management and Environmental Education Area |
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