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

Spartina Schreb.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Sporobolus sect. Spartina*	(Schreb.) P. M. Peterson & Saarela	basionym
*Spartina alterniflora*	Loisel.	taxonomically included in
*Spartina anglica*	C. E. Hubb.	taxonomically included in
*Spartina densiflora*	Brongn.	taxonomically included in
*Spartina maritima*	(Curtis) Fernald	taxonomically included in
*Spartina pectinata*	Link	taxonomically included in
*Spartina townsendii*	H. & J. Groves	taxonomically included in
*Spartina versicolor*	E. Fabre	taxonomically included in

Children

Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
Spartina anglica C. E. Hubb.
Spartina densiflora Brongn.
Spartina maritima (Curtis) Fernald
Spartina pectinata Link
Spartina townsendii H. & J. Groves
Spartina versicolor E. Fabre

Literature

basis of record	Lambinon, J.; De Langhe, J.-E.; Delvosalle, L.; Duvigneaud, J. (1998). Flora van België, het Groothertogdom Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en de aangrenzende gebieden (pteridofyten en spermatofyten). [Flora of Belgium, the Grand Duchy Luxemburg, north-France and the adjacent areas (pteridophyts and spermatophyts)]. 3rd Edition. Nationale Plantentuin van België: Meise, Belgium. ISBN 90-72619-23-4. CXXIII, 1091 pp.
nomenclatural reference	Gen. Pl.: 43. 1789

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 Schreb. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a76b81b2-d14d-4f6a-8395-acb6f42933ab

WoRMS (2025). Spartina Schreb. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234037