PLANTS Profile for Puccinellia nuttalliana (Nuttall's alkaligrass)

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Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.
Nuttall's alkaligrass

Symbol:

PUNU2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Photo of Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.

Puccinellia airoides

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.

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Synonyms:
Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.

	PUAI	Puccinellia airoides (Nutt.) S. Watson & J.M. Coult.
	PUCU	Puccinellia cusickii Weath.

Distribution:
Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, ME, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 31 species in Puccinellia

Classification:
Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.

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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 nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc. – Nuttall's alkaligrass

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

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

FAC,OBL

FAC

OBL

FACW+

OBL

FACW

Puccinellia airoides:

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

NI*

FACW

Puccinellia cusickii:

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41200.

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).

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

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