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Distichylus spicata – Salt Grass

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Salt grass is a perennial with rhizomes and sometimes stolons. This grass grows up to half a meter but is usually shorter. This grass thrives on coastlines and in salty/alkaline soils. A pink-purple flower blooms on this grass. Salt excretes from this plant’s tissues via salt glands.

 

Dioecious

 

Native to Americas

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