Poaceae

Common cord-grass

Sporobolus anglicus (C.E.Hubb.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sporobolus

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Common cord-grass (Sporobolus anglicus) — FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (14)

Arabic: عشب الحبل الشائع
arz: عشب الحبل الشائع
Catalan: Spartine anglaise
Chinese: 大米草
Dutch: Engels slijkgras
English: Common cord-grass, Common cordgrass
French: Spartine anglaise
German: Salz-Schlickgras, Englisches Schlickgras, Spartine anglaise
hsb: Jendźelska jiłowka
Japanese: スパルティナ・アングリカ
Korean: 영국갯끈풀
Lithuanian: Spartine anglaise
Swedish: Engelskt marskgräs, Spartine anglaise
Welsh: Cordwellt cyffredin

Synonyms

Spartina anglica C.E.Hubb.
Spartina townsendii var. anglica (C.E.Hubb.) Lambinon & Maquet
Spartina townsendii var. anglica (C.E.Hubb.) Lambinon & Maquet

Flowers

In flower: March, July to September (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: coniver, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kai Löhr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jürgen Howaldt, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shaheen Page, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: considerthelilies, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shaun Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shaheen Page, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.