- copy; M.Charter. Used with permission.
California cordgrass is also called Pacific cordgrass. It is a California native, a perennial, and a coastal saltmarsh facultative halophyte, that is, it tolerates salt but salt is not a requirement for its growth. It is a tall reedy grass, usually higher than the other plants in the salt marsh.
Facts and Features
- Geographic Distribution
California coast to Baja California, Mexico, and southeastern United States
- Amazing Facts
Unwelcome on one coast; welcome on the other! Another species of cordgrass called smooth cordgrass, S. alterniflora, is an unwanted invasive species in California. In contrast, it is a welcome native species on the east coast.
- At the Aquarium
The plants in the Aquarium's Shorebird Sanctuary were donated by the Stewards of the Los Cerritos Wetlands located in Long Beach, California.