saltgrass
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saltgrass (Distichlis spicata)
Alternative forms
- salt grass
Etymology
salt + grass
Noun
saltgrass (countable and uncountable, plural saltgrasses)
- Distichlis spicata, an American grass that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
- 2009 September 13, Michael Brick, “Stalking a Majestic Beast With an Eye on the Record Book”, in New York Times:
- Palmer parted the towering saltgrass and pickleweed downwind of the elk.
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- Similar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis.
- 2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid Environments, DOI: , page 60:
- The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.
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Synonyms
- (Distichlis spicata): seashore saltgrass, inland saltgrass, desert saltgrass
- (species in the genus Distichlis): Palmer's grass, nipa grass, Baja grass, Australian salt-grass
Related terms
- salt hay
Translations
Distichlis spicata
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Further reading
Distichlis spicata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Distichlis spicata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Distichlis spicata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons