Distichlis spicata

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q3013802
Distichlis spicata
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Distichlis spicata

Summary

Distichlis spicata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month, #1,598 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Distichlis spicata's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Distichlis spicata is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Distichlis spicata's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Distichlis spicata belongs to the parent taxon Distichlis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Distichlis spicata is Distichlis spicata[7].
  • Distichlis spicata's Commons category is recorded as Distichlis spicata[8].
  • Distichlis spicata's has basionym is recorded as Uniola spicata[9].
  • Distichlis spicata's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14415[10].
  • Distichlis spicata's short name is recorded as D. spicata[11].
  • Distichlis spicata is commonly known as saltgrass[12].
  • Distichlis spicata's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure[13].
  • Distichlis spicata's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[14].

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Classification

Distichlis spicata's scientific name is Distichlis spicata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Distichlis[6]. It is commonly known as saltgrass[12].

Identifiers

Distichlis spicata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 58372[15]. Distichlis spicata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38594[16]. Distichlis spicata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114104[17]. Distichlis spicata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2704509[18]. Distichlis spicata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 40662[19].

Why It Matters

Distichlis spicata ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month, #1,598 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Natureserve conservation status secure
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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