Spartina anglica C.E. Hubbard
Annotated by Jeff M. Saarela, 2010.

Washington: Island County: Puget Sound. Whidbey Island. Kennedys Lagoon, north shore. East side of Route 525, southwest of south end of Zylstra Road. Elev. 0 ft.
48° 14' N, 122° 43.9' W; T32N R1E S30
With Salicornia, Spergularia, in peat just above mud flats, intertidal salt marsh, full sun. Ca. [circa] 50 plants seen, rhizomatous, leaves bright green, flat, leathery, anthers yellow or purple, 9.5-10 millimeters long, stem hard, ligule 2.1-2.3 millimeters long. Specimen cited in: Saarela JM (2012) Taxonomic synopsis of invasive and native Spartina (Poaceae: Chloridoideae) in the Pacific Northwest (British Columbia, Washington and Oregon), including the first report of Spartina x townsendii for British Columbia, Canada. Phytokeys 10: 25-82. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.10.2734. Pollen fertile - stained with lactophenol cotton blue. -Jeffery M. Saarela, 2011, National Herbarium of Canada (CAN) - Canadian Museum of Nature. Leaf material removed for DNA analysis by Tess Clapp at WTU, 7 August 2013. Reference specimen for illustration in Revision of Flora of the Pacific Northwest WTU Herbarium, 2016. Phenology: Flowers.

Peter F. Zika 17595, Aug 22, 2002
WTU, Accession: 365225, Barcode: WTU-V-030261