Spartina pectinata

Poaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Grass/Grasslike

4 - ft

- ft

(inconspicuous)

Achene (dry, flat seed);

Full Sun

Loamy

Flooded, Moist, Wet

July - September

brackish and fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, shores, wet meadows; upper half of intertidal zone and above to spring tide level

shore stabilizer; low drought tolerance; tolerates salinity to 3 ppt