Welcome to the official website of the City of Martinsburg, West Virginia! The City of Martinsburg, recognized as the fastest growing City in the State is known as the Gateway to the Shenandoah Valley.. Located in the heart of the Eastern Panhandle, the City serves as the county seat to Berkeley County.
Distichlis spicata is a species of grass known by several common names, including seashore saltgrass, inland saltgrass, and desert saltgrass.This grass is native to the Americas, where it is widespread. It can be found on other continents as well, where it is naturalized.It is extremely salt tolerant.he total dry matter yields were 9081 kg/ha with a total protein production of 1300 kg/ha. Saltgrass is grazed by both cattle and horses and it has a forage value of fair to good because it remains green when most other grasses are dry during the drought periods and it is resistant to grazing and trampling.
DESCRIPTION: Special Characteristics Saltgrass requires a good supply of water and it grows rapidly in areas where the soil salinity is between 0.1%-1.5%. This plant can tolerate salinity of up to 3%.or example, the Savanna sparrowand the meadow vole use the saltgrass zone for hiding from predators such as the northern harrier. The meadow voles make extensive tunnel systems in the saltgrass zone where they hide, and in the spring they eat the young grass shoots.. REFERENCES: Harrison, T., September 23, 1993.