Spartina foliosa is a species of grass known by the common name California cordgrass. It has been reclassified as Sporobolus foliosus after a taxonomic revision in 2014, but Spartina foliosa is still in common usage. It is native to the salt marshes and mudflats of coastal California and Baja California, especially San Francisco Bay. It is a perennial grass growing from short rhizomes. It produces single stems or clumps of thick, fleshy stems that grow up to 1.5 meters tall. They are green or purple-tinged. ...