Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Spartineae > Genus Spartina

Spartina alterniflora Loisel.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Spartina*	Schreb.	accepted genus name
*Sporobolus sect. Spartina*	(Schreb.) P. M. Peterson & Saarela	basionym

Species group names

*Sporobolus alterniflorus*	(Loisel.) P. M. Peterson & Saarela	basionym

Literature

basis of record	Reise, K.; Olenin, S.; Thieltges, D.W. (2006). Are aliens threatening European aquatic coastal ecosystems?. Helgol. Mar. Res. 60(2): 77-83
additional source	Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Lutaenko, K.A.; Furota, T.; Nakayama; S.; Shin, K.; Xu, J. (2013). Atlas of Marine Invasive Species in the NOWPAP Region. Beijing: NOWPAP DINRAC (Northwest Pacific Action Plan, Data and Information Network Regional Center). 189 pp.
additional source	NCBI Taxonomy
nomenclatural reference	Fl. Gall.: 719. 1807

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. (2009+): Poaceae (pro parte majore). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/90daafdc-ce94-4b3e-b51f-e27f3a73bc05

WoRMS (2025). Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234072