Taxonomy Profile: Spartina alterniflora (Loisel)

Spartina alterniflora: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Spartina alterniflora var. glabra
Muhl ex Elliott Fernald
Spartina alterniflora var. pilosa
Merr Fernald
Dactylis fasciculata
C Sm
Dactylis maritima
Walter
Limnetis glabra
Muhl ex Elliott Eaton & Wright
Limnetis glabra
Nutt
Spartina brasiliensis
Raddi
Spartina glabra
Muhl
Spartina glabra
Muhl ex Elliott
Spartina laevigata
Bosc ex Link
Spartina merrillii
A Chev
Trachynotia alterniflora
Loisel DC
Trachynotia alterniflora
Steud
Spartina glabra var. alterniflora
Loisel Merr
Spartina glabra var. pilosa
Merr
Spartina maritima var. alterniflora
Loisel St-Yves
Spartina maritima var. brasiliensis
Raddi St-Yves
Spartina maritima var. glabra
Muhl ex Elliott St-Yves
Spartina stricta var. alterniflora
Loisel A Gray
Spartina stricta var. glabra
Muhl ex Elliott A Gray
Spartina stricta var. maritima
Walter Scribn
Spartina maritima subvar. pilosa
Merr St-Yves
Spartina maritima subvar. radii
St-Yves
Common Name(s):
smooth cordgrass []
saltmarsh cordgrass []
Atlantic cordgrass []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Spartina alterniflora: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Poales
Family : Poaceae
grasses |
graminées |
Genus : Spartina
cordgrass |
Species : Spartina alterniflora
smooth cordgrass |
saltmarsh cordgrass |
Atlantic cordgrass |
Spartina alterniflora Direct Children(s):
Spartina alterniflora: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Spartina alterniflora
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Spartina alterniflora
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Spartina alterniflora
Source:
Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009
Acquired:
2009-11-24
Notes:
Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
Reference for:
Spartina alterniflora
Source:
Poaceae update
Acquired:
2010-09-01
Notes:
Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
Reference for:
Spartina alterniflora
Publication(s):
Spartina alterniflora: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Spartina alterniflora: Comments