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.
Pickleweed can grow in a soil salinity of up to 6%,but is typically found in salt playa areas with approximately 2.4% salt. Adaptations. The secret to pickleweed s high salt tolerance is found within its cells.Salt is a combination of two atoms, chlorine (Cl) and sodium (Na).ickleweed Pickleweed, known in the scientific world as Salicornia europeae variety rubra, is a halophylic (salt loving) plant. It is found in the plant family called Chenopodiaceae, like the the iodine bush and many other halophyte species that grow nearby on the GSL playas.