Poaceae

Weeping alkaligrass

Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Puccinellia

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Weeping alkaligrass: Gewöhnlicher Salzschwaden Puccinellia distans , Zingst — Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:20, 11 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (19)

Belarusian: Бяскільніца расстаўленая
Bulgarian: Разперен изворник
Chinese: 碱茅, 鹼茅, 铺茅, 塞文碱茅, 細穗碱茅, 细穗碱茅, 沼泞碱茅, 腋枕碱茅
Croatian: Odstojeća bezbridnjača
Czech: Zblochanec oddálený, Zblochanec mokřadní
Danish: Udspærret annelgræs
Dutch: Stomp en Bleek kweldergras, Bleek kweldergras
English: Weeping alkaligrass, Weeping alkali grass
Estonian: Laiuv nadahein, Rand-nadahein
Finnish: Kujasorsimo, Luotosorsimo
German: Gewöhnlicher Salzschwaden, Abstehender Salzschwaden, Gewöhnlicher Strandschwaden, Haar-Salzschwaden, Sumpf-Salzschwaden
hsb: Wotstejaca sólnica, Ćeńka sólnica
Kazakh: Бытыраңқы ақмамық
Norwegian Bokmål: Tunsaltgress, Taresaltgress
Polish: Mannica delikatna
Romanian: Iarbă de sărătură
Russian: Бескильница расставленная
Ukrainian: Покісниця розставлена
Welsh: Gwellt-y-morfa atblygedig

Synonyms

Aira aquatica var. distans (Jacq.) Huds.
Aira brigantiaca Chaix
Aira miliacea Vill.
Atropis capillaris Schur
Atropis distans (Jacq.) Griseb.
Atropis distans f. limosa Schur
Atropis distans f. litoralis Hack.
Atropis distans prol. intricata (Crép.) Rouy
Atropis distans subsp. brigantiaca K.Richt.
Atropis distans subsp. brigantina K.Richt.
Atropis distans var. glauca Regel
Atropis distans var. halophila Trab.
Atropis distans var. limosa Schur
Atropis distans var. minutula Husn.
Atropis distans var. tenuis (R.Uechtr.) Rouy
Atropis elata Holmberg
Atropis elata Holmb.
Atropis elata f. expansa Holmb.
Atropis elata f. gracillima Holmb.
Atropis embergeri H.Lindb.
Atropis font-queri Maire
Atropis glauca (Regel) V.I.Krecz.
Atropis intricata (Crép.) Rouy
Atropis limosa Degen, Flatt & Thaisz ex Hayek
Atropis limosa f. cumana Degen
Atropis limosa f. cumana O.Deg.
Atropis picbaueri (Podp.) Podp.
Atropis pulvinata (Fr.) V.I.Krecz.
Atropis sevangensis (Grossh.) V.I.Krecz.
Atropis suecica Holmb.
Atropis suecica f. gigantea Holmb.
Atropis suecica var. angustifolia Holm.
Atropis suecica var. capillaris (Lilj.) Holmb.
Atropis suecica var. macilenta Holmb.
Catabrosa distans (Jacq.) Link
Catabrosa distans (Jacq.) Link ex Heynh.
Festuca capillaris Lilj.
Festuca distans (Jacq.) Kunth
Festuca distans f. pallens Degen ex Asch. & Graebn.
Festuca distans var. capillaris (Lilj.) Mutel

and 113 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:20, 11 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:23, 11 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.