Specimen Information

Sporobolus pumilus
Sporobolus pumilus
(saltmeadow cordgrass)
Plants
Native Transplant

Specimen ID228806
GroupPlants
GenusSporobolus
Speciespumilus
Common Namesaltmeadow cordgrass
StateWA
CountyJefferson
LocalityHood Canal, Puget Sound
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHood Canal
HUC8 Number17110018
HUC10 NameHood Canal
HUC10 Number1711001808
HUC12 NameHood Canal
HUC12 Number171100180800
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | dispersed ocean current
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10242
Author:Simenstad, C.A., and R.M. Thom
Date:1995
Title:Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass) as an invasive halophyte in Pacific northwest estuaries.
Journal:Hortus Northwest
Volume:6
Issue:1
Pages:9-40
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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