*Thinopyrum pycnanthum (Godron) Barkworth. Common name: Saltmarsh Wheatgrass, Tick Quackgrass. Habitat: Ditches, disturbed areas, on ballast. Distribution: Native of w. and s. Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA24, K4, NE, NY, Pa; = n/a — C; > Agropyrum pungens (Pers.) Roem. & Schult. var. acadiense (F.T.Hubb.) Fernald — F; > Agropyrum pungens (Pers.) Roem. & Schult. var. pungens — F. Basionym: Triticum pycnanthum Godr. 1854
Links to other floras: = Thinopyrum pycnanthum - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
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