Common Name
Big cordgrass
Giant cordgrass
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
10.0
Region
Coastal
Additional Info
Freshwater to mesohaline tidal marshes; occasionally in tidal swamps and interdune ponds; most characteristic of oligohaline marshes, especially along the margins of tidal rivers and creeks. Common in the estuarine zones of the coastal Plain.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Fall
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
In Water
Wet
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