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Taxon:  Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. ex Hitchc.



Summary
Genus:
Spartina
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Zoysieae
Nomen number:
103567
Place of publication:
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17:329. 1913 (E. D. Merrill, Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 9:11. 1902, pro syn.)
Verified:
10/12/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Vilfa spartinae Trin.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Spartina junciformis Engelm. & A. Gray
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Reference(s)
  1. Beetle, A. A. 1977. Noteworthy grasses from Mexico V. Phytologia 37:397. http://www.phytologia.org/
  2. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993- http://floranorthamerica.org/
  4. Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol. 1979-1981
  5. Gould, F. W. The grasses of Texas. 1975 Note: lists as S. spartinae (Trin.) Merr.
  6. Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. Catalogo de la familia Poaceae en la Republica Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47. 1994 Note: lists as S. spartinae (Trin.) Hitchc., nom. inval.; = S. argentinensis Parodi
Common names
English
Gulf cordgrass –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabamas.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridahttp://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=851
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippis.e.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.w.), Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=851), Louisiana (s.), Mississippi (s.e.)]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Bahamas
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes, Santa Fe], Paraguay
Economic Uses


NGBT Plant Germplasm System Distribution Policy

Plant germplasm is distributed to scientists, educators, producers and other bona fide research and education entities from National genebank of Tunisia active collection sites. The NGBT Curator and/or Research Leader will, in accordance with current NPGS policies and procedures, determine the legitimacy of a request when necessary.

Distributions to fulfill requests for repatriation of subsamples of germplasm collections to a country or community of origin, especially following natural or man-made catastrophes, are considered a high priority.

Although distributions for research, education, and repatriation are of the highest priority, the NPGS also encourages various seed-saver organizations and public gardens to conduct germplasm conservation activities that engage many individuals and groups throughout the country. Elements of the NPGS cooperate with seed-saver organizations and public gardens and may store germplasm for and distribute germplasm to such organizations.

Distribution of germplasm from NPGS collections to fulfill requests from individuals seeking free germplasm strictly for home use is generally considered an inappropriate use of limited resources and conflicts with U.S. Government policy of not competing with commercial enterprises. Requestors can be asked, in an appropriate manner, to justify the use of specific NPGS germplasm instead of suitable commercially available germplasm.

Accessions listed in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) database as “not available” due to insufficient or low viability seed and/or scheduled for regeneration will generally not be available for distribution.

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