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Distichlis spicata
desert saltgrass, inland saltgrass, marsh spikegrass, saltgrass, seashore saltgrass
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Distichlis spicata ssp. stricta

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Distichlis, Species Distichlis spicata


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		ND: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 9 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Channel Islands National Park	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Death Valley National Park	DeSoto National Memorial
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Basin National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Joshua Tree National Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Manzanar National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Mojave National Preserve
Natural Bridges National Monument	Olympic National Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Padre Island National Seashore
Parashant National Monument	Petrified Forest National Park
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Redwood National Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tuzigoot National Monument
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wupatki National Monument	Yosemite National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/4/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/15/2025 6:23:15 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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