Upper Newport Bay, nr Big Canyon, 7-12-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Saltgrass
(Seashore Saltgrass, Inland Saltgrass, Desert Saltgrass)

Distichlis spicata

Unusual among grasses in being dioecious


PCH at Banning Ranch, Newport Bch, 1-20-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Corona del Mar Bluffs, adj Ocean Blvd, 12-17-11. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Upper Newport Bay, nr Big Canyon, 7-12-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

M left, F right, Upper Newport Bay, vic Big Cyn., 5-4-13. © Ron Vanderhoff.