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alkali cordgrass

Spartina foliosa

Spartina gracilis

Flowering time June-September
Habitat Alkaline shores, stream banks, meadows, and marshes.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. alterniflora, S. anglica, S. densiflora, S. gracilis, S. patens, S. pectinata, S. ×townsendii
S. alterniflora, S. anglica, S. densiflora, S. patens, S. pectinata, S. ×townsendii
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