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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Spartina pectinata
Phenology Observation Sheet for Grasses

COMMON NAME

Prairie cordgrass

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Spartina pectinata

ALSO KNOWN AS

Tallmarsh grass, Slough grass

Plant family

Grass (Poaceae)

Plant group

Grasses

This perennial prairie grass grows from 5 to 6 feet tall. It forms long flowering panicles of about 20 inches.
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Identification hints

The leaves have sharp serrated edges. It blooms from late July to mid September. Prairie cordgrass prefers wet habitats.  It has a dense rhizomes system that forms mats and stabilizes soil. 
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The serrated edges of cordgrass can cut the skin.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Arkansas , Colorado , Connecticut , District of Columbia , Delaware , Iowa , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Montana , North Carolina , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas , Utah , Virginia , Vermont , Washington , Wisconsin , West Virginia , Wyoming
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