Distichlis spicata (Coastal Salt Grass)
Found in and around aquatic or wetland habitats, this grass is avoided by grazing feral horses on Assateague Island, Maryland, in favor of Spartina alterniflora.
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| Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
| Date Created | 2012-06-01 |
| Album | Flora > Grasses/Herbaceous Plants |
| Type | Symbol |
| Project(s) | Assateague Island National Seashore Climate Change |
| Dimensions | 319 x 501 |
| Filesize | 146.9 kB (svg) 83.4 kB (png) |
| Number of Downloads | 1471 |
| Filetype(s) | SVG PNG |
| License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
| Required Attribution | Jane Hawkey, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |