Prairie Cordgrass
Common Name: Prairie Cordgrass
Other Names: Sloughgrass, Ripgut Grass
Species Name: Spartina pectinata
Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like
Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family
Tribe: Cynodonteae, Gramagrass Tribe
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Season | Warm |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Throughout the country except the extreme southeast and southwest |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Center of the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Broad leaves; coarse, sharp leaf edges
- Hick base with rigorous rhizomes
Floral
- Elongated, flattened see heads with prominent serration
- Branches erect holding seed heads against or near to stem
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 100-200 centimeters
- Ligule Type: Ciliate
- Sheath: Glabrous
- Leaves: Cauline
- Floral Characteristics
- Inflorescence Type: Spike
- Florets Per Spikelet: 1
- Glumes: Unequal
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Soil Type | Moist to wet, rich soil |
| Habitat | Wet soils of marshes, wet meadows and ditches |
| Successional Stage | Late |
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