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(Trin.) Scribn. & Merr.
Common names: Goose grass Puccinellie rampante Puccinellie trompeuse
Synonyms: Phippsia neoartica unknown Puccinellia ×phryganodes unknown
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché

Copyright: Utah State University

Plants perennial; stoloniferous, often forming extensive low mats. Culms 2-15 cm, erect or decumbent. Ligules 0.4-1.5 mm, acute, obtuse, or truncate, entire; blades 0.4-2.2 mm wide when flat, 0.2-1 mm in diameter when involute. Panicles usually not developed, if developed, 1-7 cm, diffuse, lower branches ascending, spikelets usually confined to the distal 1/3; pedicels scabrous, usually with tumid epidermal cells. Spikelets 6-9 mm, with 3-6(7) florets. Glumes rounded or slightly keeled over the back, veins obscure or distinct, apices acute or obtuse; lower glumes 1.5-2.2 mm; upper glumes 2.3-2.8 mm; calluses glabrous or almost so; lemmas 3.2-3.8(4.5) mm, membranous, usually glabrous, occasionally sparsely hairy, backs rounded, 5-veined, veins obscure, not extending to the margins, apices acute or rounded, apical margins whitish, hyaline, smooth, entire; palea veins glabrous; anthers (1.5)2-2.5 mm, aimost always indehiscent, mature pollen rarely produced. Caryopses rarely developed. 2n = 21, 28.

Distribution

Alaska, Greenland, Man., N.B., Nfld. And Labr., N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Yukon

Discussion

Puccinellia phryganodes is a widespread and common circumpolar arctic species that grows on seashores at or near the high tide line, in wet saline meadows, and in saline or brackish marshes.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Puccinellia phryganodes"
Jerrold I. Davis +  and Laurie L. Consaul +
(Trin.) Scribn. & Merr. +
Goose grass +, Puccinellie rampante +  and Puccinellie trompeuse +
Alaska +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. And Labr. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Que. +  and Yukon +
Phippsia neoartica +  and Puccinellia ×phryganodes +
Puccinellia phryganodes +
Puccinellia +
species +