| Spartina | |
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| Sporobolus montevidensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Sporobolus |
| Section: | Spartina Schreb.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Sporobolus cynosuroides (L.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela
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Spartina is a genus of plants in the grass family, frequently found in coastal salt marshes.[3] Species in this genus are commonly known as cordgrass or cord-grass,[4] and are native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Europe, north-western and southern Africa, the Americas and the islands of the southern Atlantic Ocean; one or two species also occur on the western coast of North America and in freshwater habitats inland in the Americas. The highest species diversity is on the east coasts of North and South America, particularly Florida. They form large, often dense colonies, particularly on coastal salt marshes, and grow quickly. The species vary in size from 0.3–2 m tall. Many of the species will produce hybrids if they come into contact.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
GRINwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Spartina". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Schreber, Johann Christian Daniel von. 1789. Genera Plantarum Eorumque Characteres Naturales Secundum Numerum, Figuram, Situm, & Proportionem Omnium Fructificationis Partium. (Ed. 8[a]). 43
- ^ "Spartina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-03-03.