Poaceae
Alkali cordgrass
Sporobolus hookerianus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sporobolus
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- عشب الحبل القلوي
- English
- Alkali cordgrass
- nv
- Tłʼoh dáʼákáłiitsoh
Synonyms
- Spartina gracilis Trin.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

Photo: Celina Waldron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Solomiya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: lallen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Katherine Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Solomiya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Solomiya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Solomiya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Solomiya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Sporobolus
- Small cord-grassSporobolus maritimusPoaceae
- Common cord-grassSporobolus anglicusPoaceae
- Smut grassSporobolus indicusPoaceae
- Prairie cordgrassSporobolus michauxianusPoaceae
- Sporobolus pungensPoaceae
- Sporobolus aculeatusPoaceae
- Saltmarsh cordgrassSporobolus alterniflorusPoaceae
- Foxtail pricklegrassSporobolus alopecuroidesPoaceae
- Sporobolus fertilisPoaceae
- Denseflower cordgrassSporobolus montevidensisPoaceae
- Sporobolus rigensPoaceae
- Gulf cordgrassSporobolus spartinusPoaceae
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.