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Distichlis spicata  (L.) Greene
Taxonomic Serial No.: 40662

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Briza spicata (L.) Lam.
  
    Uniola spicata L.
  
    Agropyron peruvianum (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
  
    Brachypodium peruvianum Roem. & Schult. ex Kunth
  
    Brizopyrum americanum (L.) Link
  
    Brizopyrum ovatum Nees ex Steud.
  
    Brizopyrum thalassicum (Kunth) Nees
  
    Distichlis nodosa Raf.
  
    Festuca multiflora Walter
  
    Festuca spicata Nutt.
  
    Festuca triticea Lam. ex Kunth
  
    Festuca triticoides Lam.
  
    Megastachya thalassica (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
  
    Poa michauxii Kunth
  
    Poa thalassica Kunth
  
    Triticum peruvianum Lam.
  
    Uniola thalassica (Kunth) Trin.
  
    Brizopyrum prostratum var. erectum E. Fourn.
  
    Brizopyrum prostratum var. humile E. Fourn.
  
  Common Name(s): desert saltgrass
 
    marsh spikegrass
 
    saltgrass
 
    inland saltgrass
 
    seashore saltgrass
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyPoaceae  – grasses, graminées  
                               GenusDistichlis Raf. – saltgrass  
                                  SpeciesDistichlis spicata (L.) Greene – desert saltgrass, marsh spikegrass, saltgrass, inland saltgrass, seashore saltgrass  
    Direct Children:  
                                     VarietyDistichlis spicata var. andina Beetle  
                                     VarietyDistichlis spicata var. borealis (J. Presl) Beetle  
                                     VarietyDistichlis spicata var. divaricata Beetle  
                                     VarietyDistichlis spicata var. mendocina (Phil.) Hack.  
                                     VarietyDistichlis spicata var. mexicana Beetle  
                                     VarietyDistichlis spicata var. nana Beetle  
                                     VarietyDistichlis spicata var. spicata (L.) Greene  
                                     VarietyDistichlis spicata var. stolonifera Beetle  
                                     SubspeciesDistichlis spicata ssp. spicata (L.) Greene – coastal saltgrass 
                                     SubspeciesDistichlis spicata ssp. stricta (Torr.) Thorne  
       

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  Source: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)  
  Acquired: 2009   
  Notes: Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html   
  Reference for: Distichlis spicata   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Distichlis spicata   
       
  Source: Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources   
  Reference for: Distichlis spicata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Distichlis spicata   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Distichlis spicata   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
    North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Hawaii, Native  
 

 

    

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