salt grass
noun
: a grass (especially Distichlis spicata) native to an alkaline habitat (such as a salt marsh)
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On a tour of the Owens Lake remediation site, Phill Kiddoo kneeled on a sandy playa, inspecting a blanket of salt grass drying under the hot summer sun.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
The coyotes were east of us, running through the salt grass and ragweed that make up much of coastal South Texas.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2020
Their findings: The burrows were much smaller among the salt grasses.
—Science | AAAS, 15 Aug. 2019
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
The coyotes were east of us, running through the salt grass and ragweed that make up much of coastal South Texas.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2020
Their findings: The burrows were much smaller among the salt grasses.
—Science | AAAS, 15 Aug. 2019
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“Salt grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20grass. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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