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shore grass

Distichlis littoralis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 42, February 36, March 38, April 80, May 49, June 33, July 29, August 29, September 43, October 38, November 49, December 37.
United States724
California460
Mexico235
Texas208
Baja California132
Baja California Sur76
Sinaloa13
Sonora6
Yucatan4
Tamaulipas2

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
Familygrasses · Poaceae
GenusDistichlis

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