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Dwarf alkaligrass

Puccinellia pumila (Macoun ex Vasey) Hitchc.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Puccinellia

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
千岛碱茅
English
Dwarf alkaligrass, Hulten's alkaligrass

Synonyms

  • Atropis alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) V.I.Krecz.
  • Atropis kurilensis Takeda
  • Atropis paupercula (Holm) V.I.Krecz.
  • Glyceria paupercula Holm
  • Glyceria pumila Macoun ex Vasey
  • Phippsia langeana subsp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Puccinellia alaskana Scribn. & Merr.
  • Puccinellia distans var. minor (S.Watson) B.Boivin
  • Puccinellia hultenii Swallen
  • Puccinellia kurilensis (Takeda) Honda
  • Puccinellia langeana subsp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) T.J.Sørensen
  • Puccinellia longiglumis (Fernald & Weath.) Raymond ex Bowden
  • Puccinellia maritima var. minor S.Watson
  • Puccinellia paupercula (Holm) Fernald & Weath.
  • Puccinellia paupercula var. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Fernald & Weath.
  • Puccinellia paupercula var. longiglumis Fernald & Weath.
  • Puccinellia paupercula var. paupercula
  • Puccinellia tenella subsp. alascana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev

Characteristics

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