Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae)

Spartina alterniflora
(Poaceae)

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Species description or overview

Spartina alterniflora description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Spartina alterniflora as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) fact sheet
Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) description, habitat, biology, and management options are provided by Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Spartina alterniflora
Nomenclatural information about Spartina alterniflora is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Spartina alterniflora information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Spartina alterniflora, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Spartina alterniflora
Nomenclatural information about Spartina alterniflora is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Spartina alterniflora as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Spartina alterniflora impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Spartina alterniflora as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Spartina alterniflora management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Spartina alterniflora as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Distribution

Spartina alterniflora worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Spartina alterniflora is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

Invasive plants of California's wildlands
Bossard, Carla C., John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky (eds.) . 2000. Invasive plants of California's wildlands. University of California Press. 360 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-520-22547-3.

Full-text articles

Experts

Spartina alterniflora contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Spartina alterniflora as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Other resources

Spartina alterniflora references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Spartina alterniflora as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

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