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 maritima (Curtis) Fernald

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
*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

Species group names

*Dactylis maritima*	Curtis	basionym
*Sporobolus maritimus*	(Curtis) P. M. Peterson & Saarela	homotypic synonym
*Dactylis stricta*	Aiton	heterotypic synonym
*Spartina maritima subsp. stricta*	(Aiton) St.-Yves	heterotypic synonym
*Spartina stricta*	(Aiton) Roth	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Portuguese: morraça; murraça sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: borraza

Literature

nomenclatural reference	in Rhodora 18: 180. 1916

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 maritima (Curtis) Fernald. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f0511f3a-04b7-4dab-bec2-402d48988738

WoRMS (2025). Spartina maritima (Curtis) Fernald. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234038