Distichlis spicata
A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Distichlis
- Species
- Distichlis spicata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1887
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Distichlis spicata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Distichlis thalassica var. thalassicaName author: Not supplied
- Distichlis viridisName author: Phil.
- Eragrostis thalassicaName author: Steud.
- Festuca distichophyllaName author: Michx.
- Festuca spicataName author: Nutt.
- Festuca triticeaName author: Kunth
- Festuca triticoidesName author: Lam.
- Megastachya prostrataName author: (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
- Megastachya thalassicaName author: (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
- Poa borealisName author: (J.Presl) Kunth
- Poa dactyloidesName author: Kunth
- Poa michauxiiName author: Kunth
- Poa prostrataName author: Kunth
- Poa repensName author: Willd. ex Steud.
- Poa subulataName author: Bosc ex Kunth
- Poa thalassicaName author: Kunth
- Triticum peruvianumName author: Lam.
- Uniola distichophyllaName author: (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.
- Uniola flexuosaName author: Buckley
- Uniola multifloraName author: Nutt.
- Uniola prostrataName author: (Kunth) Trin.
- Uniola pungensName author: Rupr. ex M.Martens & Galeotti
- Uniola spicataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Uniola strictaName author: Torr.
- Uniola thalassicaName author: (Kunth) Trin.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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