species
Spartina maritima
small cord-grass · small cordgrass
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Spartina maritima belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as small cord-grass or small cordgrass, native 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
- Native
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