Saltmeadow Cordgrass

Spartina patens (Aiton) Muhl. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Planting Distance: 12 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 10 inches

Growth Form: Rhizomatous

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: High

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Saltmeadow Cordgrass: Doryodes bistrialis, Euxoa detersa

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
CAN: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
USA+: Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.