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Taxonomic Details for Distichlis spicata
Systematic Resumé: |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Lilianae |
Order | Poales |
Family | Poaceae |
Genus | Distichlis |
Species | Distichlis spicata |
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Common Name: |
desert saltgrass, marsh spikegrass, saltgrass, inland saltgrass, seashore saltgrass |
Authority: |
(L.) Greene |
ITIS TSN: |
40662 (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page) |
Habitats: |
Salinity Zone: Brackish water, Salinity Zone: Marine |
GCE Contact: |
Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas |
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GCE Data Sets: |
PLT-GCEM-2012 (Long-term monitoring of seven high marsh plant mixtures on Sapelo Island GA)
GIS-GCEL-1812a (May to July 2018 regions of interest (ROIs) of tidal marsh and tidal forest plant species to be used as ground reference data in habitat mapping)
GIS-GCEL-1812 (May to July 2018 ground control points GPS coordinates of tidal marsh and tidal forest plant species to be used as ground control points in habitat mapping)
PLT-GCET-1508 (Geographic coordinates, soil properties, plant species composition and vegetation survey data in the study on tidal marshes of the Ogeechee, Altamaha and Satilla estuaries in Georgia, USA)
GIS-GCES-1401 (June - December 2009 RTK survey of salt marsh plant ground elevations to assess the accuracy of a LIDAR-derived digital elevation model.)
(view all 17 relevant data sets in the GCE Data Catalog) |

Distichlis spicata specimen from UGAMI herbarium. Photo Steve Pennings
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