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Taxonomic Details for Distichlis spicata

Systematic Resumé:
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
InfrakingdomStreptophyta
SuperdivisionEmbryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusDistichlis
SpeciesDistichlis spicata
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

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
Distichlis spicata specimen from UGAMI herbarium. Photo Steve Pennings

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140 and OCE-1832178. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.