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Taxonomic Details for Spartina cynosuroides

Systematic Resumé:
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridaeplantae
InfrakingdomStreptophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
InfradivisionAngiospermae
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSpartina
SpeciesSpartina cynosuroides
Common Name: big cordgrass
Authority: (L.) Roth
ITIS TSN: 41268   (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page)
Habitats: Salinity Zone: Brackish water, Salinity Zone: Fresh water
GCE Contact: Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

GCE Data Sets:

PLT-GCEM-2311b (Fall 2023 plant monitoring survey -- biomass calculated from shoot height and flowering status of plants in permanent plots at GCE sampling sites 1-10)

PLT-GCEM-2311c (GCE-LTER Altamaha River Plant Community Monitoring Survey in October 2023)

PLT-GCEM-2311a (Fall 2023 plant monitoring survey -- shoot height and flowering status of plants in permanent plots at GCE sampling sites 1-10)

MSH-GCET-2305 (Characterizing the ecology and soil biogeochemistry of wetland transition zones along the Satilla River Estuary, GA, USA.)

PLT-GCEM-2211a (Fall 2022 plant monitoring survey -- shoot height and flowering status of plants in permanent plots at GCE sampling sites 1-10)

(view all 78 relevant data sets in the GCE Data Catalog)

Spartina cynosuroides
Spartina cynosuroides flower and leaves

Spartina cynosuroides
Spartina cynosuroides specimen from UGAMI herbarium. Photo by Steven Pennings

LTER
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140 and OCE-1832178. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.