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© Crystal Strouse
inland saltgrass
Distichlis stricta
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Distichlis spicata
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 2.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 4.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Wetland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Salt Meadow, Wet Meadow, Wetlands
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Spreads Underground
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Wetland Plant
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Salty
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species can grow in extremely stressful conditions. Great for soils in SE Fort Collins.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.