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.
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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