Taxonomy Profile: Distichlis spicata (L Greene)

Distichlis spicata: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Briza spicata
L Lam
Uniola spicata
L
Agropyron peruvianum
Lam Roem & Schult
Brachypodium peruvianum
Roem & Schult ex Kunth
Brizopyrum americanum
L Link
Brizopyrum ovatum
Nees ex Steud
Brizopyrum thalassicum
Kunth Nees
Distichlis nodosa
Raf
Festuca multiflora
Walter
Festuca spicata
Nutt
Festuca triticea
Lam ex Kunth
Festuca triticoides
Lam
Megastachya thalassica
Kunth Roem & Schult
Poa michauxii
Kunth
Poa thalassica
Kunth
Triticum peruvianum
Lam
Uniola thalassica
Kunth Trin
Brizopyrum prostratum var. erectum
E Fourn
Brizopyrum prostratum var. humile
E Fourn
Common Name(s):
inland saltgrass []
seashore saltgrass []
desert saltgrass []
marsh spikegrass []
saltgrass []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Distichlis spicata: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Poales
Family : Poaceae
grasses |
graminées |
Genus : Distichlis
saltgrass |
Species : Distichlis spicata
inland saltgrass |
seashore saltgrass |
desert saltgrass |
marsh spikegrass |
saltgrass |
Distichlis spicata: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Distichlis spicata
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Distichlis spicata
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Distichlis spicata
Source:
Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009
Acquired:
2009-11-24
Notes:
Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
Reference for:
Distichlis spicata
Source:
Poaceae update
Acquired:
2010-09-01
Notes:
Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
Reference for:
Distichlis spicata
Publication(s):
Distichlis spicata: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Distichlis spicata: Comments