saltgrass
nounEtymology From salt + grass.
1
American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
- Palmer parted the towering saltgrass and pickleweed downwind of the elk.2009 September 13, Michael Brick, “Stalking a Majestic Beast With an Eye on the Record Book”, in New York Times:
2
Similar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis.
- The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid Environments, →DOI, page 60:
- Synonyms
- seashore saltgrass, inland saltgrass, desert saltgrass, Palmer's grass, nipa grass, Baja grass, Australian salt-grass
- Related terms
- salt hay