Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Spartina alterniflora based on occurrence data in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as well as distribution records in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Invasiveness

According to WoRMS, Spartina alterniflora is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
California	alien	invasive
Uruguayan part of the South Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive
Chinese part of the Eastern China Sea	alien	invasive
South Korean part of the Yellow Sea	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
No alerts found.

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Spartina alterniflora are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Spartina alterniflora Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Poaceae WoRMS: 234072 GISD: 792 CABI: 107740	Fiji							medium

Priority lists

Spartina alterniflora is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
No lists found.