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Puccinellia pumila

Dwarf Akaligrass, Smooth Alkali Grass, Dwarf Alkaligrass
Other regional names: Smooth Alkaligrass
  • Smooth Alkaligrass
Also known as: Atropis alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) V.I.Krecz. +16 more
  • Atropis alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) V.I.Krecz.
  • Atropis alaskana V.I.Krecz. ex Kom., 1934
  • Atropis kurilensis Takeda
  • Atropis paupercula (Holm) Steffen
  • Atropis paupercula (Holm) V.I.Krecz.
  • Atropis paupercula V.I.Krecz. ex Kom., 1934
  • Glyceria paupercula Holm
  • Glyceria pumila Macoun ex Vasey
  • Phippsia langeana subsp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia langena subsp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) D.Löve & Á.Löve, 1976
  • Puccinellia alaskana Scribn. & Merr.
  • Puccinellia distans var. minor (S.Watson) Boivin
  • Puccinellia hultenii Swallen
  • Puccinellia kurilensis (Takeda) Honda
  • Puccinellia langeana subsp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Hultén
  • Puccinellia langeana subsp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) T.J.Sørensen
  • Puccinellia langeana var. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) T.J.Sørensen ex Hultén
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Puccinellia pumila (commonly known as Dwarf akaligrass or Smooth Alkali Grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subalpine or subarctic conditions.

Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, California, Greenland, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Sakhalin, Washington

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