Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
saltgrass
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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
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Images:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
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Synonyms:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
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DISPS4 |
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene ssp. stricta (Torr.) Thorne |
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DISPB |
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. borealis (J. Presl) Beetle |
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DISPD |
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. divaricata Beetle |
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DISPN |
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. nana Beetle |
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DISPS |
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. stolonifera Beetle |
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DISPS2 |
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. stricta (Torr.) Scribn. |
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DIST3 |
Distichlis stricta (Torr.) Rydb. |
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DISTD |
Distichlis stricta (Torr.) Rydb. var. dentata (Rydb.) C.L. Hitchc. |
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UNSP2 |
Uniola spicata L. |
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Distribution:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, SK) |
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Related Taxa:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
View
338 genera in Poaceae,
2 species in Distichlis
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Classification:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
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Classification Report.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
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list for that location.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
desert saltgrass
inland saltgrass
marsh spikegrass
saltgrass
seashore saltgrass
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
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Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains.
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
589pp.
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Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.
1996.
Weeds of the West.
Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming.
Laramie, Wyoming.
630pp.
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Introduced Information:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
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FACW |
FACW+ |
FACW |
FAC+* |
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Distichlis spicata var. stricta:
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40662.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
AZ-University of Arizona images
CA-Jepson Flora Project
CA-Monterey Bay Flora
CA-University of California Los Angeles
FL-Center for Aquatic and Invasive Species
IA-Grasses of Iowa
MT-Habitat Type (Univ. of Montana)
NM-New Mexico State University
TX-TAMU Grass Images
WA-Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (U. of Washington)
WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium
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