Taxon:  Distichlis littoralis (Engelm.) H. L. Bell & Columbus



Summary
Genus:
Distichlis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Monanthochloinae
Nomen number:
457919
Place of publication:
Syst. Bot. 33:548.  2008
Verified:
11/07/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Monanthochloe littoralis Engelm.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bell, H. L. & J. T. Columbus. 2008. Proposal for an expanded Distichlis (Poaceae, Chloridoideae): support from molecular, morphological, and anatomical characters. Syst. Bot. 33:536-551. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Monanthochloe littoralis
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishshore grass as Monanthochloe littoralis1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Monanthochloe littoralis
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California (Norte) 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California Sur 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexass.e.0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianaCameron Parish0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornias.w.0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  0
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida, Louisiana (Cameron Parish)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (s.e.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (s.w.)]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Cuba

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=457919. Accessed 10 October 2026.