Distichlis spicata var. stricta (Torr.) Scribn.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Distichlis spicata var. stricta (Torr.) Scribn.

  • Description

    Variety Description - Infl less dense, the pedicels more exposed; principal spikelets 12–20 mm, avg more numer- ously fld, the pistillate with typically 7 fls, the staminate with 10–18 fls; first glume 2.8–5.1 mm, the second 3.6–6.6 mm; lemmas 4.4–7.5 mm; keels of the pistillate paleas more broadly winged; collar more conspicuously pilose. Saline soil or alkaline situations in the interior; w. U.S. and adj. Can., e. to Sask., Minn., and Mo. (D. stricta)