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Gulf Cordgrass

Spartina spartinae

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Not scored

Native status unresolved in Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

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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 3 Mississippi counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 94 animals.

Widespread birds also seen here (24)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

15CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · 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
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  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Poanes aaroniAaron's Skipper
  • Automeris louisiana
  • Chilo plejadellus
  • Photedes enervata
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded eating Spartina in Mississippi

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Mississippi, most records first.

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Birds that eat Spartina 1

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

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

Mississippi rankSNR
Global rankNot available
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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