| Author | (L.) Greene | |
| Distribution | Outer Coastal Plain, Outer Banks, and other barrier islands.
Maritime, N.S. south to South America; inland in hypersaline soils. | |
| Abundance | Common, forming patches via horizontal rhizomes. | |
| Habitat | Salty to brackish and fresh-tidal marshes, often at upper margins or in "bald spots". |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting June-October. | |
| Identification | This is a very easy grass to identify. The genus name comes from the two-ranked leaves (visible when looking downward from the top). The stem grows potentially to 1.5 feet tall, but usually is a foot or less. The inflorescence is unbranched, consisting of strongly ascending spikelets, each with 3-10 florets. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | None
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| Other Common Name(s) | Spike Grass, Coastal Saltgrass, Inland Saltgrass, Desert Saltgrass. Often just named as Salt Grass. | |
| State Rank | S4 | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
| State Status | | |
| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | OBL link |
| USACE-emp | FACW link |
