Poaceae
Dwarf alkaligrass
Puccinellia pumila
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Puccinellia
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Puccinellia pumilaPoaceae
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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.