| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:plant_species 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | smooth cordgrass 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:André_Michaux 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1803 
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                                | gptkbp:ecologicalRole | provides habitat for wildlife stabilizes salt marshes
 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:Poaceae 
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                                | gptkbp:flowerColor | green 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Spartina 
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                                | gptkbp:growthForm | gptkb:perennial 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | gptkb:wetlands 
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                                | gptkbp:height | up to 2.5 meters 
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                                | gptkbp:introduced | gptkb:China gptkb:Europe
 gptkb:West_Coast_of_North_America
 
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                                | gptkbp:invasiveIn | gptkb:China gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay
 
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                                | gptkbp:IUCNStatus | Least Concern 
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                                | gptkbp:leafType | linear 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome | 2n=62 
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                                | gptkbp:nativeRange | gptkb:Atlantic_coast_of_North_America 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Poales 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | by seed by rhizomes
 
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                                | gptkbp:salinity | high 
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                                | gptkbp:synonym | gptkb:Sporobolus_alterniflorus 
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                                | gptkbp:threats | can displace native vegetation 
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                                | gptkbp:usedFor | coastal erosion control 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Cape_May_Salt_Marsh gptkb:Spartina
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Spartina alterniflora 
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