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Poaceae
Distichlis

not marked as a favorite taxon Distichlis littoralis (Engelmann) H.L. Bell & Columbus. Common name: Shoregrass, Key Grass. Phenology: Mar-Feb. Habitat: Brackish shores, salt flats. Distribution: From n. peninsular FL (Taylor and Dixie cos. on the west coast and Volusia County on the east coast) southward, and coastal sw. LA (Cameron Parish) and TX southward to s. Mexico (CHP, YUC); West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, K4, Mex, POWO, Bell & Columbus (2008); = Monanthochloe littoralis Engelm. — ETx1, FNA25, GW1, Meso6, NS, S, SFla, WH3; = Monanthochloë littoralis Engelm. — Bah, S13, Tx. Basionym: Monanthochloe littoralis Engelm. 1859

Links to other floras: = Monanthochloe littoralis - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Distichlis littoralis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Distichlis littoralis© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Distichlis littoralis© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
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