Scientific Name:
DISTICHLIS SPICATA CAR. STRICTA
Common Name:
INLAND SALTGRASS
Erosion Index:
GOOD
Erosion Index Value:
7.14
Wildlife Index:
FAIR
Wildlife Index Value:
4.36
Ecological Distribution:
EDWARDS PLATEAU, ROLLING PLAINS, HIGH PLAINS, TRANS-PECOS
Topographic Tolerance:
BOTTOMLAND
Elevation Tolerance:
2000' - 4000', 4000' - 6000'
Slope Tolerance:
LEVEL TO GENTLY SLOPING
Aspect Tolerance:
UNKNOWN
Light Tolerance:
TOLERANT TO FULL SUN
Wetland Regional Indicator:
FACULTATIVE
Physical Form:
GRASS
Habit:
DECIDUOUS
Life Cycle:
PERENNIAL
Seed Age:
1 YEAR OR LESS
Seed Interval:
1 YEAR OR LESS
Growth:
SLOW GROWTH, LONG-LIVED, DENSE STAND-FORMING, SHALLOW ROOTED
Hardiness:
DROUGHT TOLERANT, GRAZING TOLERANT, FIRE TOLERANT, INSECT TOLERANT, DISEASE TOLERANT, COLD TOLERANT
Vegetative Growth Period:
APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP
Flowering Period:
JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP
Fruiting Period:
JUL, AUG, SEP
Soil Moisture:
WIDE PERMEABILITY AND SATURATION RANGE
Soil Texture:
TOLERANT TO CLAYEY SOILS, TOLERANT TO SILTY SOILS, TOLERANT TO LOAMY SOILS, TOLERANT TO SANDY SOILS
Soil Fertility:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE FERTILITY RANGE
Parent Material:
ALLUVIAL SOILS ONLY
Soil pH:
NEUTRAL, SLIGHTLY ALKALINE, HIGHLY ALKALINE
Optimum pH:
SLIGHTLY ALKALINE
Soil Depth:
WIDE RANGE OF SOIL DEPTHS
Salinity:
TOLERANT ACROSS A RANGE OF SALINITY CONDITIONS
Short-term Biomass:
LOW
Short-term Pest:
NONE KNOWN
Long-term Biomass:
MEDIUM
Long-term Pest:
LOW
Dominance Characteristics:
DOMINANT
Honeybee Relations:
POLLINATED WITHOUT BEES, NOT HONEY PRODUCING
Parasite Host Potential:
NONE KNOWN
Food for Wildlife/Livestock:
SMALL MAMMALS, LARGE MAMMALS, UPLAND GAME BIRDS, WATERFOWL, CATTLE, SHEEP
Small Mammal Food:
FAIR
Large Mammal Food:
FAIR
Upland Game Birds Food:
FAIR
Waterfowl Food:
FAIR
Nongame Birds Food:
FAIR
Small Mammal Cover:
GOOD
Large Mammal Cover:
FAIR
Upland Game Birds Cover:
GOOD
Waterfowl Cover:
GOOD
Nongame Birds Cover:
UNKNOWN
Toxicity Potential:
NONE KNOWN
Toxicity Season:
Effectiveness Period:
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM
Raindrop Impact:
HIGH
Erosion Hardiness:
HIGH
Ease of Propagation:
MEDIUM
Soil Binding:
LOW
Soil Enrichment Potential:
LOW
Nitrogen Fixation Potential:
LOW
Growth Inhibitor Production:
LOW
Source Availability:
SPECIALIZED COMMERCIAL OR WHOLESALE OUTLET
Seed Germination Ratio:
HIGH
Reproduction:
SEEDS, RHIZOMES,
Seed Dispersal Success Potential:
WATER, WIND
Seed Establishment Success Potential:
LOW
Cuttings Establishment Success Potential:
MEDIUM
Transplanting Establishment Success Potential:
MEDIUM
Establishment Time Interval:
1 YEAR OR LESS
Recommended Establishment:
CUTTINGS
Relative Expense:
UNKNOWN
Notes:
- May grow in dense pure strands or in a mixture of other salt-tolerant
plants.
- Can be successfully established from sod chunks.
Associated Species:
ALKALI
SACATON
BULRUSH SPP.
COMMON
BUTTONBUSH
COTTONWOOD
SPP.
CREOSOTEBUSH
FOURWING SALTBUSH
HONEY
MESQUITE
PRARIE
CORDGRASS
ROUGHLEAF
DOGWOOD
SWITCHGRASS
WILLOW
SPP.