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Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
Saltgrass

Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, New Providence, Bahamas, 2012

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: North America, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Distichlis spicata available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Distichlis spicata has been found in the following 53 conservation areas :
Atlantic Dunes Park	Reported
Bahia Honda State Park	Reported
Barefoot Beach Preserve	Doubtfully Present
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Big Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park	Present	Native
Blowing Rocks Preserve	Present	Native
Bocilla Preserve	Present	Native
Cayo Costa State Park	Present	Native
Chapman Field Park	Present	Native
Collier-Seminole State Park	Present	Native
Crandon Park	Present	Native
Curry Hammock State Park	Present	Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park	Present	Native
Delray Beach Municipal Beach	Reported
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Estero Bay Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Greynolds Park	Present	Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Reported
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area		Native
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area	Present	Native
Key West National Wildlife Refuge	Reported
Lake San Pedro Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Lemon Bay Aquatic Preserve	Present	Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park	Reported
Little Hamaca Park	Present	Native
Long Key State Park	Reported
Lovers Key State Park	Present	Native
Mangrove Preserve	Present	Native
Matheson Hammock Park	Present	Native
Middle Torch Hammocks Anderson, Lipchak, 3112 Parcels, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Native
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park	Present	Native
R. Hardy Matheson Preserve	Present	Native
Ramrod Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Present	Native
San Carlos Bay - Bunche Beach Preserve	Present	Native
Spoonbill Sound Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Stump Pass Beach State Park	Present	Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Torchwood Hammock Preserve	Present	Native
Wahoo Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
West Lake Park/Anne Kolb Nature Center	Present	Native
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park	Assumed to be Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Distichlis spicata has been found in the following 8 counties :
Broward County		Native
Collier County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Keys)		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native