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Creeping alkaligrass

Puccinellia phryganodes (Trin.) Scribn. & Merr.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Puccinellia

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
佛利碱茅, 膝曲碱茅
English
Creeping alkaligrass
Finnish
Rönsysorsimo

Synonyms

  • Atropis geniculata V.I.Krecz.
  • Atropis phryganodes (Trin.) Steffen
  • Atropis vilfoidea (Andersson ex Malme) K.Richt.
  • Catabrosa vilfoidea Andersson ex Malme
  • Glyceria phryganodes (Trin.) Fr.
  • Glyceria vilfoidea (Andersson ex Malme) Th.Fr.
  • Phippsia neoarctica Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia phryganodes (Trin.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia vilfoidea (Andersson ex Malme) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia vilfoidea subsp. beringensis Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia vilfoidea subsp. sibirica (Hadac ex Á.Löve) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Poa geniculata Krecz.
  • Poa phryganodes Trin.
  • Puccinellia ambigua T.J.Sørensen
  • Puccinellia asiatica Czerep.
  • Puccinellia distans f. ambigua (T.J.Sørensen) B.Boivin
  • Puccinellia geniculata (V.I.Krecz.) Hultén
  • Puccinellia phryganodes subsp. asiatica (Hadac ex Á.Löve) Tzvelev
  • Puccinellia phryganodes subsp. geniculata (V.I.Krecz.) Tzvelev
  • Puccinellia phryganodes subsp. neoarctica (Á.Löve & D.Löve) Elven
  • Puccinellia phryganodes subsp. phryganodes
  • Puccinellia phryganodes subsp. sibirica (Hadac ex Á.Löve) Elven
  • Puccinellia phryganodes subsp. vilfoidea (Andersson) Tzvelev
  • Puccinellia vilfoidea (Andersson ex Malme) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Puccinellia vilfoidea subsp. beringensis (Á.Löve & D.Löve) Czerep.
  • Puccinellia vilfoidea subsp. sibirica Hadac ex Á.Löve

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native

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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.