Spartina patens was created in 1789.

on the ground

spartina grass is a type of wetland grass that will take away any excess water from a wetland, keeping it from flooding by: me

Margaret Anne Cooper has written:

'Population biology of spartina maritima and spartina anglica monocultures in estuarine salt marshes'

Spartina Alterniflora or Smooth Cordgrass is a perennial grass that grows in intertidal region. They can grow best however in low tide marks or low marsh.