PLANTS Profile for Puccinellia distans ssp. borealis (weeping alkaligrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes
weeping alkaligrass

Symbol:

PUDIB

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I

More Information:

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Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes

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Synonyms:
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes

	PHNUB	Phippsia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Á. Löve & D. Löve ssp. borealis (Holmb.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
	PHSI5	Phippsia sibirica (Holmb.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
	PUCO	Puccinellia coarctata Fernald & Weath.
	PUCOP	Puccinellia coarctata Fernald & Weath. var. pseudofasciculata T.J. Sørensen
	PUDIA	Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. var. angustifolia (Blytt) Holmb.
	PUSI2	Puccinellia sibirica Holmb.

Distribution:
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes


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USA (AK, CT, MA, NJ, NY, VT, WI)

Related Taxa:
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 31 species in Puccinellia, 3 subspecies in Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.

Classification:
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Puccinellia Parl. – alkaligrass
Species	Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. – weeping alkaligrass
Subspecies	Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes – weeping alkaligrass

Introduced Information:
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes

Puccinellia distans:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,OBL

OBL

FACW

OBL

FACW+

OBL

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. ssp. borealis (Holmb.) W.E. Hughes

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524606.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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