Puccinellia stricta | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Puccinellia |
Species: | P. stricta
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Binomial name | |
Puccinellia stricta |
Puccinellia stricta is a species of grass known by the common names Australian saltmarsh grass, and Marshgrass. [1] It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1853 as Glyceria stricta from a specimen collected at Akaroa, [2] [3] but was assigned to the genus, Puccinellia, in 1930 by Carl Hilding Blom. [2] [4] It is native to New Zealand and Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. [5]
The species is very variable. [1]
It is found on the outer margins of inland salt lakes, and on river and estuary margins. [1]
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Puccinellia stricta | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Puccinellia |
Species: | P. stricta
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Binomial name | |
Puccinellia stricta |
Puccinellia stricta is a species of grass known by the common names Australian saltmarsh grass, and Marshgrass. [1] It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1853 as Glyceria stricta from a specimen collected at Akaroa, [2] [3] but was assigned to the genus, Puccinellia, in 1930 by Carl Hilding Blom. [2] [4] It is native to New Zealand and Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. [5]
The species is very variable. [1]
It is found on the outer margins of inland salt lakes, and on river and estuary margins. [1]
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cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)