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Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata)

Distichlis spicata is a dioecious perennial grass thriving in saline environments. Salt and drought tolerant, this rhizomatous grass forms dense mats, effectively.

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Synonyms
Agropyron peruvianum (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
Brachypodium peruvianum (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. ex Kunth
Briza spicata Burm.f.
Brizopyrum boreale J.Presl
Brizopyrum ovatum Nees ex Steud.
Brizopyrum prostratum (Kunth) Benth. ex E.Fourn.
Brizopyrum spicatum (L.) Hook. & Arn.
Brizopyrum thalassicum (Kunth) Nees
Distichlis araucana Phil.
Distichlis dentata Rydb.
Distichlis deserticola Phil.
Distichlis hirsuta Phil.
Distichlis hirta Phil.
Distichlis marginata Phil.
Distichlis mendocina Phil.
Distichlis prostrata (Kunth) É.Desv.
Distichlis stricta (Torr.) Rydb.
Distichlis tenuifolia Phil.
Distichlis thalassica É.Desv.
Distichlis viridis Phil.
Festuca distichophylla Michx.
Festuca triticoides Lam.
Megastachya prostrata (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Megastachya thalassica (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Poa borealis (J.Presl) Kunth
Poa michauxii Kunth
Poa prostrata Kunth
Poa thalassica Kunth
Triticum peruvianum Lam.
Uniola flexuosa Buckley
Uniola multiflora Nutt.
Uniola prostrata (Kunth) Trin.
Uniola spicata L.
Uniola stricta Torr.
Uniola thalassica (Kunth) Trin.
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classLiliopsida
  • orderPoales
  • familyPoaceae
  • genusDistichlis
  • speciesDistichlis spicata