nipa grass

nipa grass (uncountable)

1. Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, also known as Palmer's grass.
   • 2015 March 13, Avelino Maestas, “Area residents attend NM Small Farm Conference”, in Silver City Daily Press‎:

     Nipa grass is another promising native crop once thought to be extinct. It was recently rediscovered in Mexico, and now being cultivated again for its grain.

   • 2018 Spring, “The beginning of the end”, in Wellspring newsletter‎ (pdf):

     In the 1970s, Nipa grass was thought to be extinct; it was then rediscovered by University of AZ researchers.

• Nipa grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Distichlis palmeri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Distichlis at Germplasm Resources Information Network

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