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Puccinellia distans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Puccinellia
Species:	P. distans
Binomial name
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.
Synonyms
Puccinellia pulvinata (Fr.) V.I.Krecz.

Puccinellia distans is a species of grass known by the common names weeping alkaligrass and European alkali grass. It is native to Europe and it is present in most of North America, where it is perhaps an introduced species. It grows in moist habitat, usually in areas with saline soils, such as the edges of salted roads. It is a perennial herb producing hollow stems up to 40 to 60 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is a spreading array of branches, the lower ones reflexed. The branches bear several rough-haired spikelets containing flowers.

Publications

• Dony, C. M. (1979) Puccinellia distans (reflexed saltmarsh-grass) in Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire Naturalist 33 68–69.

References

1. NRCS. "Puccinellia distans". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
2. Grass Manual Treatment Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• Washington Burke Museum
• GLANSIS Species Fact Sheet

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