Taxonomy
Spartina pectinata | Prairie Cord-grass
Distribution
Status
Legal status
Third Schedule listed species under Regulations 49 & 50 in the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011. (Note: Regulation 50 not yet enacted). Listed as a schedule 9 species under Articles 15 & 15A of the Wildlife Order (Northern Ireland) 1985 (Article 15A not yet enacted).
Invasiveness
Non-native species - Low risk of Impact
Irish status
Occasional
Invasive score
6
Species Biology
Broad environment
Marine
Species group
Plant
Native region
North America
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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