Distichlis spicata (Linnaeus) Greene

Distichlis spicata (Linnaeus) Greene is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b.

Vernacular names

• distichlis dressé Darbyshire et al., 2000

• saltgrass FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b
• alkali saltgrass Klinkenberg, 2010+
• alkaline grass Washington Native Plant Society, 2010
• coastal saltgrass Washington Native Plant Society, 2010
• inland saltgrass Harms, 2006
• seashore saltgrass Klinkenberg, 2010+

Synonyms

• Brizopyrum boreale J. Presl TROPICOS
• Brizopyrum spicatum (Linnaeus) Hooker & Arnott TROPICOS
• Brizopyrum spicatum (Linnaeus) Hooker & Arnott var. spicatum TROPICOS
• Brizopyrum spicatum var. strictum (Torrey) A. Gray ex S. Watson TROPICOS
• Distichlis marginata var. stricta (Torrey) Thurber TROPICOS
• Distichlis maritima var. stricta (Torrey) Thurber TROPICOS
• Distichlis spicata (Linnaeus) Greene var. spicata TROPICOS
• Distichlis spicata subsp. stricta (Torrey) Thorne FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b
• Distichlis spicata var. borealis (J. Presl) Beetle FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b
• Distichlis spicata var. stricta (Torrey) Beetle nom. inval. FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• Distichlis spicata var. stricta (Torrey) Scribner TROPICOS
• Distichlis stricta (Torrey) Rydberg TROPICOS
• Poa borealis (J. Presl) Kunth TROPICOS
• Uniola spicata Linnaeus TROPICOS
• Uniola stricta Torrey TROPICOS

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Poaceae
Subfamily	Chloridoideae
Tribe	Cynodonteae
Subtribe	Monanthochloinae
Genus	Distichlis
Species	Distichlis spicata

Habit

Herb