Spartina pectinata

prairie cordgrass, prairie cord-grass, slough grass,
Family

Poaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

sheathing

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

linear

Growth Form

graminoid

Flower Color

inconspicuous

Flower Month

June - October

Height (meters)

0.8 - 2.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

OBL

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

4

Animal Use

Is consumed by livestock primarily during early growth.

Habitat

Seasonally flooded saline barrens and interior salt flats.

Plant Uses

Its principle use is hay.