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Puccinellia tenella
Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild
Tundra Alkaligrass
Poaceae (Grass Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: PUTE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AK , CT , MA , ME , NH , NY , RI , VTCanada: MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , PE , QC
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 69 - Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (2011) NRC Research Press, National Research Council of Canada
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Puccinellia tenella in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Puccinellia tenella in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Puccinellia tenella
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-07Research By: TWC Staff