Puccinellia
Puccinellia is a genus of plants in the grass family, known as alkali grass or salt grass.
| Puccinellia | |
|---|---|
| Puccinellia distans " Weeping alkali grass " | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Coleanthinae |
| Genus: | Puccinellia Parl. |
| Type species | |
| Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. | |
| Synonyms | |
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These grasses grow in wet environments, often in saline or alkaline conditions. They are native to temperate to Arctic regions of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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