Spartina Grass

Spartina alterniflora

Spartina grass can be found in brackish marshes, and mud flats.  Spartina Grass is tall and smooth and can grow anywhere from 6 inches to 7 feet.  Its domain is Eukarya, its kingdom is Plantae, its phylum is Magnoliophyta,its class is Liliopsida, its order is Cyperales, its family is Polacca,its genus is Alterniflora, its species is Spartina, and its habitat are Brackish Marshes.  Spartina Grass is an Autotroph.  It has asymmetry and is ectothermic.  Spartina Grass has several adaptations.  A structural adaptation is it’s stem is hollow to float on the water, its grows tall in order to reach the sun and it has small pores to filter the brackish water.  Spartina Grass has no prey - it makes its own food!  Predators of Spartina Grass include clams, oysters, mussels, snails and crabs.  Sometimes it can be found in large clumps, floating on the water. I found this photo from davesgarden.com.