The World Conservation Union has included this species in their list of 100 of the world's worst invasive species, one of only four aquat...Read Moreic species so singled out. [HYPERLINK@www.k-state.edu]
This is a hybrid between S. maritima and S. maritima (actually a fertile allopolyploid that arose from the sterile hybrid, S. x townsendii, by chromosome doubling). This occurred in England in the l880's.
This species has caused extensive damage to natural saltmarsh ecosystems wherever it has been successfully introduced, in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and North America.
The states of WA and OR have designated this species a noxious weed and quarantined it.
This species in Australia is an introduced marine pest. Spartina anglica invades intertidal regions (sand/mud flats) and displaces the na...Read Moretive habitat. Thus leading to the loss of fish and bird habitat.
The Tasmanian (Australia) government has a Rice Grass Management Program which is attempting to remove all Spartina from the state.
The World Conservation Union has included this species in their list of 100 of the world's worst invasive species, one of only four aquat...Read More
This species in Australia is an introduced marine pest. Spartina anglica invades intertidal regions (sand/mud flats) and displaces the na...Read More