Puccinellia

Puccinellia
Puccinellia distans
" Weeping alkali grass "
Scientific classification Edit this 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.[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Atropis Rupr.
  • Pseudosclerochloa Tzvelev
  • Poa sect. Atropis Trinius

Puccinellia is a genus of plants in the grass family, known as alkali grass or salt grass.[4][5][3][6][7]

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.[8]