Common Cord-grass Spartina anglica Spairtíneach ghalla Family: Poaceae Flowering July - November. Perennial. Introduced. Flowerheads with bunches of 4-5 unbranched spikes, spikelets 1-flowered with conspicuous, feathery anthers. Yellowish-green broad, stiff leaves, inrolled or flat. Ligule comprised of a ring of hairs. Spreading, creeping growth habit. Height to 130cm. Originally considered a valuable species to reclaim coastal mud-flats but once established spreads very rapidly, causing major habitat loss and degradation. Designated as a significant invasive plant in Ireland: Managing Invasive Alien species

     





     
Common Cord-grass. Timoleague, County Cork. July 2008