Poaceae
Seaside alkaligrass
Puccinellia maritima
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Puccinellia
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Common names
By language (15)
- Czech
- Zblochanec přímořský
- Danish
- Strand-Annelgræs
- Dutch
- Gewoon kweldergras
- English
- Seaside alkaligrass
- Estonian
- Meri-nadahein
- Finnish
- Merisorsimo
- French
- Glycérie maritime, Puccinellie maritime
- frr
- Oongäärs
- German
- Andel, Strand-Salzschwaden, Andelgras, Strandschwingel
- hsb
- Přimórska sólnica
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fjæresaltgress
- Polish
- Mannica nadmorska
- Russian
- Бескильница морская, Бескильница приморская
- Swedish
- Revigt saltgräs
- Welsh
- Gwellt y morfa
Synonyms
- Atropis beltranii Sennen
- Atropis distans var. maritima (Huds.) Coss. & Durieu
- Atropis foucaudii Hack. ex Fouc.
- Atropis intermedia var. arenaria Schur
- Atropis intermedia var. pseudomaritima Schur
- Atropis maritima (Huds.) Griseb.
- Atropis pseudomaritima (Schur) Schur
- Atropis transsilvanica Schur
- Catabrosa maritima (Huds.) Link
- Diachroa maritima Nutt. ex Steud.
- Festuca distans var. maritima (Huds.) Mutel
- Festuca maritima (Huds.) K.Koch
- Festuca thalassica Kunth
- Festuca thalassica var. anomala Lange
- Glyceria baltica Lindeb.
- Glyceria baltica f. setacea Lindeb.
- Glyceria baltica f. vegetior Lindeb.
- Glyceria baumgarteniana Schur
- Glyceria distans var. maritima (Huds.) Vicq & De Brutelette
- Glyceria dusenii Lindeb.
- Glyceria maritima (Huds.) Wahlenb.
- Glyceria maritima subvar. subcaespitosa Druce
- Glyceria maritima var. amethystina G.Mey.
- Glyceria maritima var. arenaria Fr.
- Glyceria maritima var. deflexa (Syme) Druce
- Glyceria maritima var. hispida Hook.f.
- Glyceria maritima var. nana Lange
- Glyceria maritima var. riparia Hook.f.
- Glyceria salina var. maritima (Huds.) Zabel
- Hydrochloa maritima Hartm.
- Molinia distans var. reptans Hartm.
- Molinia maritima (Huds.) Hartm.
- Panicularia maritima Scribn.
- Phippsia maritima (Huds.) Á.Löve
- Poa arenaria Retz.
- Poa arundinacea Moench
- Poa gracilis Trin.
- Poa maritima Huds.
- Poa maritima var. hispida Parn.
- Puccinellia americana T.J.Sørensen
and 19 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 15:37, 27 November 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: DanielDumon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.