Participant Info

Species

Distichlis spicata [Distichlis stricta] [Uniola spicata]

Family

Poaceae

CommonName

salt grass, salt-grass, inland saltgrass

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1873

LatestDate

2024

Ecosystem

basin

Geobotanical

UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Blanca Wetlands, Russell Lakes

Other Localities

Alamosa (town)

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Inland saltgrass is common around alkali salt flats in the Watershed Basin, sometimes being the dominant grass there. In the USA Distichlis spicata is distributed solidly in all Western and Great Plains states. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico to the Big Beng region of Texas. There are a few occurrences on down to the Gulf of Mexico.

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