Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Spartina (Cordgrass)
Inflorescence: several spikes, panicle-like. spikelets: 1‑flowered, 14–21 mm long. lemmas: awnless. stem: 30–150 cm long, prostrating or floating. leaves: maximal 50 cm long, 6–15 mm broad; upper surface: ribbed. ligule: developed as a fringe of hair. leaves of innov...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
salt marshes
in moist to wet, periodically flooded, mostly saline habitats