Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Puccinellia (Alkaligrass)
Puccinellia maritima (Huds.) Parl. - Common Saltmarsh-Grass
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. - Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass
Puccinellia capillaris (Lilj.) Jansen - Northern Saltmarsh-Grass
15–50 cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> panicle-like, <ba><b>loosely flowered</b></ba>, <ba>after flowering mostly with downwards pointing lateral branches</ba>, <ba><b>panicle branches only in the upper half with spikelets</b></ba>. <span c...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation
in wet, often saline habitats