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Taxon:
Distichlis spicata
(L.) Greene var.
stricta
(Torr.) Scribn.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Distichlis
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Monanthochloinae
Nomen number:
316654
Place of publication:
Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5:51. 1894
Verified:
04/27/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Distichlis spicata
(L.) Greene
(0 active accession[s])
Distichlis spicata
(L.) Greene var.
spicata
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Uniola stricta
Torr.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Distichlis spicata
(L.) Greene subsp.
stricta
(Torr.) Thorne
Distichlis stricta
(Torr.) Rydb.
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Reference(s)
Burkart, A. E., ed.
1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
Cronquist, A. et al.
1972-. Intermountain flora.
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 38.
Hatch, S. L. et al.
A checklist of the vascular plants of Texas (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/taes/tracy/regeco.html
Johnson, P. G.
2000. An overview of North American native grasses adapted to meet the demand for low-maintenance turf. Diversity 16:40-41.
Note:
=
Distichlis spicata
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Note:
=
Distichlis spicata
(L.) Greene
Morris, K. N. & A. M. Hossain.
2000. As the demand for turfgrass grows, so must turfgrass germplasm collection and evaluation. Diversity 16:15-17.
Note:
=
Distichlis stricta
Welsh, S. L. et al.
1993. A Utah flora.
Note:
=
Distichlis spicata
(L.) Greene
Zuloaga, F. O. et al.
1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
Common names
English
desert salt grass –
Reference(s)
inland salt grass –
Reference(s)
interior salt grass –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
desert salt grass –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
distichlis dressé –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Iowa
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Kansas
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Minnesota
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Nebraska
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
North Dakota
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
South Dakota
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Colorado
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Idaho
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Montana
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Washington
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Wyoming
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
New Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Arizona
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Nevada
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Utah
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Alberta
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
British Columbia
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Saskatchewan
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
n.
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
WESTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arkansas]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
Southern America
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
(n.),
Chile
,
Uruguay
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Cronquist, A. et al.
1972-. Intermountain flora.
Environmental
erosion control
Welsh, S. L. et al.
1993. A Utah flora.
Note:
=
Distichlis spicata
(L.) Greene
Environmental
lawn/turf
fide Diversity 16:15-17. 2000, as
D. stricta
; Diversity 16:40. 2000, as
D. spicata
Morris, K. N. & A. M. Hossain.
2000. As the demand for turfgrass grows, so must turfgrass germplasm collection and evaluation. Diversity 16:15-17.
Note:
=
Distichlis stricta
Name
References