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Puccinellia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.
Nootka alkaligrass

       
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Line Drawing of Puccinellia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.
Puccinellia grandis

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.
 
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Puccinellia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.

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Synonyms:
Puccinellia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.

  PHNU2 Phippsia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Á. Löve & D. Löve
  PUGR Puccinellia grandis Swallen
 

Distribution:
Puccinellia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Puccinellia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 31 species in Puccinellia
 

Classification:
Puccinellia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.

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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 nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath. – Nootka alkaligrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Puccinellia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Washington:
Alaska alkaligrass              Sensitive
 

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.

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
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO OBL NO NO

Puccinellia grandis:

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
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL OBL OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Puccinellia nutkaensis (J. Presl) Fernald & Weath.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41191.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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