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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