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Tundra alkaligrass

Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Puccinellia

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
细雅碱茅
English
Tundra alkaligrass, Tundra alkali grass
Finnish
Huippuvuortensorsimo

Synonyms

  • Atropis laeviuscula V.I.Krecz.
  • Atropis tenella (Lange) K.Richt.
  • Glyceria langeana Berlin
  • Glyceria langeana var. arcuata Rosenv.
  • Glyceria tenella Lange ex Kjellm.
  • Phippsia langeana (Berlin) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia langeana subsp. asiatica (T.J.Sørensen) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia svalbardensis (Rønning) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia tenella (Lange) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Puccinellia laeviuscula V.I.Krecz.
  • Puccinellia langeana (Berlin) T.J.Sørensen
  • Puccinellia langeana subsp. asiatica T.J.Sørensen
  • Puccinellia langeana subsp. langeana
  • Puccinellia svalbardensis Rønning
  • Puccinellia svalbardensis Ronning
  • Puccinellia tenella subsp. langeana (Berlin) 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.