Basic information | ||
Scientific name | Spartina anglica | (No picture) |
Common names | Common cord grass | |
Higher taxon | Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta | |
Natural range | North America. | |
Habitat | Natural beach, brakish, stream. |
Invasion information | ||
Range in Japan | Not established in Japan | |
Origin | Unintroduced to Japan. | |
Date | ||
Route | Deliberate: For bank protection and land reclamation. Accidental: In ballast water. | |
Impact | Competition with native species. Destruction of landscape. Native organism(s) affected: Various tide species. | |
Regulation in Japan | Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act. | |
Introduced range in other countries | Continental China, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, USA |
Reference | Notes |
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100 of the World’s Worst Invasive Alien Species Spartina spp. is designated as a invasive alien species from June 2014 |