species
Spartina alterniflora
Smooth cordgrass
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Spartina alterniflora belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as Smooth cordgrass, introduced to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or poorly drained conditions. It tolerates coastal exposure.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
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