Cordgrass

Other Common Names: common cordgrass, smooth cordgrass, prairie cordgrass

(Spartina spp.)

Native

Cordgrass has hollow stems grouped together up to eight feet tall. Leaves are spine like and clustered flowers branch loosely.

Description

From creeping rhizomes grow hollow stems that can be up to eight feet tall. Stems are clustered together.

Spine like leaves are long, narrow, and sharp. Flowers branch loosely and grow in clusters.

Location

Cordgrass can be found across the United States.

Propagation

fragments