saltgrass

Etymology

salt + grass

noun

1. Distichlis spicata, an American grass that can tolerate alkali and salty conditions.
   Palmer parted the towering saltgrass and pickleweed downwind of the elk. September 13, 2009, Michael Brick, “Stalking a Majestic Beast With an Eye on the Record Book”, in New York Times
2. Similar salt-tolerant species in the genus Distichlis.
   The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater. 2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation”, in Journal of Arid Environments, →DOI, page 60