Sporobolus alterniflorus (Loiseleur-Deslongchamps) P.M. Peterson & Saarela

Sporobolus alterniflorus (Loiseleur-Deslongchamps) P.M. Peterson & Saarela is an accepted species name sensu Peterson et al., 2014.

Hybrid parent of

Sporobolus ×townsendii (H. Groves & J. Groves) P.M. Peterson & Saarela.

Vernacular names

• spartine alterniflore Marie-Victorin, 1995
• spartine à fleurs alternes Fleurbec, 1995

• smooth cordgrass FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b
• Atlantic cordgrass ITIS, 2010
• saltwater cordgrass Kartesz & Meacham, 1999

Synonyms

• Spartina alterniflora Loiseleur-Deslongchamps FNA Ed. Comm., 2007
• Spartina alterniflora Loiseleur-Deslongchamps var. alterniflora TROPICOS
• Spartina alterniflora var. glabra (Muhlenberg ex Elliott) Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2007
• Spartina alterniflora var. pilosa (Merrill) Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2007
• Spartina glabra var. alterniflora (Loiseleur-Deslongchamps) Merrill Peterson et al., 2014
• Spartina maritima var. alterniflora (Loiseleur-Deslongchamps) Saint-Yves Peterson et al., 2014
• Spartina stricta var. alterniflora (Loiseleur-Deslongchamps) A. Gray Peterson et al., 2014
• Trachynotia alterniflora (Loiseleur-Deslongchamps) de Candolle Peterson et al., 2014

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Poaceae
Subfamily	Chloridoideae
Tribe	Zoysieae
Subtribe	Sporobolinae
Genus	Sporobolus
Section	Sporobolus sect. Spartina
Subsection	Sporobolus subsect. Alterniflori
Species	Sporobolus alterniflorus

Habit

Herb