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General Information | |
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Symbol: | DISP |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Poaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
Native Status: |
CAN N HI I L48 N |
Characteristics | |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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DISPS4 | Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene ssp. stricta (Torr.) Thorne |
DISPB | Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. borealis (J. Presl) Beetle |
DISPD | Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. divaricata Beetle |
DISPN | Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. nana Beetle |
DISPS | Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. stolonifera Beetle |
DISPS2 | Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene var. stricta (Torr.) Scribn. |
DIST3 | Distichlis stricta (Torr.) Rydb. |
DISTD | Distichlis stricta (Torr.) Rydb. var. dentata (Rydb.) C.L. Hitchc. |
UNSP2 | Uniola spicata L. |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
Subclass | Commelinidae |
Order | Cyperales |
Family | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family |
Genus | Distichlis Raf. – saltgrass |
Species | Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene – saltgrass |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. | |
Pennsylvania
sea-shore salt-grass
Extirpated
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Distichlis spicata
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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NE&GP | Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe,and M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. |
WSWS | 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. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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