Puccinellia lemmonii

Puccinellia lemmonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Puccinellia
Species: P. lemmonii
Binomial name
Puccinellia lemmonii
(Vasey) Scribn.

Puccinellia lemmonii is a species of grass known by the common name Lemmon's alkaligrass.[1] It is native to western North America, particularly the northwestern United States, where it grows in moist, saline soils.

It is a perennial bunchgrass forming clumps of stems up to 40 centimeters in maximum height with narrow, almost hairlike leaves located around the bases. The inflorescence is a spreading array of a few branches containing rough-haired spikelets.

References

  1. "Puccinellia lemmonii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.


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