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Puccinellia distans

weeping alkaligrass, European alkali grass
Habit Tufted perennial, the culms 1-4 dm. tall, hollow, glabrous to slightly rough.
Leaves

Sheaths open;

ligules 1 mm. long, entire, obtuse;

blades flat, 1.5-3.5 mm. broad.
Flowers

Inflorescence an open panicle 5-15 cm. long, the branches spreading to reflexed;

spikelets 5- to 6-flowered;

glumes ovate, the first 1 mm. long, the second about 1.5 mm. long;

lemmas broadly ovate, 1.6-1.8 mm. long, rounded on the back, with 5 non-converging nerves, sparsely hairy near the base;

palea usually slightly exceeding the lemma.

Puccinellia distans
Flowering time June-August
Habitat Moist soil, especially where alkaline.
Distribution
Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Introduced from Eurasia
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. lemmonii, P. maritima, P. nutkaensis, P. nuttalliana, P. pumila
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