Family: Poaceae
Puccinellia distans
Citation:
Parl., Fl. Ital. 1:367 (1850).
Synonymy: Poa distans L., Mant. 32 (1767); Glyceria distans (L.)Wahlenb., Fl. Upsal. 36 (1820).
, Puccinellia distans Common name: Reflexed poa.
Description:
A tufted glabrous perennial, 15-60 cm high; leaf blades narrow, flat or with inrolled margins; ligule to 1 mm, obtuse.
Panicle loose, pyramidal or lanceolate, 4-20 cm long, the branches slender, unequal, all devoid of spikelets below, spreading or reflexed after flowering, the lower ones 4-6 at each node; spikelets 3-6-flowered, 4-6 mm long; first glume l-nerved, subacute, second glume 3-nerved, obtuse; lemmas 5-nerved, 2-2.5 mm long, midrib not reaching the tip.
Distribution:
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S.Aust.: FR, NL, MU, SL, SE. Native to Europe and Siberia. In Britain it occurs in salt-marshes, muddy estuaries and occasionally on sandy ground inland.
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Conservation status:
naturalised
Flowering time: Sept. — Jan.
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