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Spartina alterniflora
Atlantic cordgrass, saltmarsh cordgrass, smooth cordgrass
Cape Lookout National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Spartina glabra

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Spartina, Species Spartina alterniflora


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Padre Island National Seashore
Point Reyes National Seashore	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 5/21/2026 1:56:49 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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