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Gulf Cordgrass

Spartina spartinae

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Good

Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 41%

Light
4 or more hours of direct sun
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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 23 Florida counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Florida. Shared habitat, not food. 146 animals.

All wildlife of Florida

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

15CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Spartina

  • Aethalura intertextaFour-Barred Gray
  • Ancyloxypha numitorLeast Skipper
  • Apantesis phalerataHarnessed Moth
  • Doryodes bistrialisDouble-Lined Doryodes
  • Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
  • Leucania linitaReed Wainscot, Linen Wainscot
  • Leucanopsis longaLong-Streaked Tussock Moth
  • Mocis texanaTexas Mocis
  • Nola cereellaSorghum Cutworm, Sorghum Webworm Moth, Sorgham Webworm Moth
  • Panoquina panoquinSalt Marsh Skipper
Show all 15
  • Poanes aaroniAaron's Skipper
  • Chilo demotella
  • Chilo plejadellus
  • Doryodes spadaria
  • Photedes enervata
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Spartina

  • Anser caerulescensSnow Goose
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Poaceae

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Florida rankS5
Global rankNot available
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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