Spotlight Species #10: Spartina
Spotlight Species #10:
Spartina (Sporobolus alterniflorus)
What to Look For:
Spartina grows very tall! The grass grows from 3 to 8 feet tall. It has green leaves and its flowers are 4 to 12 inch spikes with seeds.
Where to Find It:
Spartina can be found all along the coastal plain in brackish to salty marshes. The grass prefers full sun and moist to wet sandy soil - perfect for our coastal areas!
Why It Is a Spotlight Species:
Spartina can be used to control shoreline erosion and is an important species in our marshes and wetlands. With climate change and sea level rise, spartina’s distribution may be changing, but will continue to be an important species for our marshes.
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