PLANTS Profile for Puccinellia tenella ssp. alaskana (tundra alkaligrass)

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Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev
tundra alkaligrass

Symbol:

PUTEA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

More Information:

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Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev

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Synonyms:
Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev

	PHLAA	Phippsia langeana (Berlin) A. Löve & D. Löve ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve & D. Löve
	PUAL	Puccinellia alaskana Scribn. & Merr.
	PUKU	Puccinellia kurilensis auct. non (Takeda) Honda p.p.
	PULAA	Puccinellia langeana (Berlin) T.J. Sørensen ex Hultén ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) T.J. Sørensen
	PUPAA	Puccinellia paupercula (Holmb.) Fernald & Weath. var. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Fernald & Weath.
	PUPU	Puccinellia pumila auct. non (Vasey) Hitchc.

Distribution:
Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev


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USA (AK)

Related Taxa:
Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 31 species in Puccinellia, 3 subspecies in Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild

Classification:
Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Puccinellia Parl. – alkaligrass
Species	Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild – tundra alkaligrass
Subspecies	Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev – tundra alkaligrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Puccinellia langeana ssp. alaskana
goose grass		Special Concern
New Hampshire:
Puccinellia paupercula var. alaskana
Alaskan goose-grass		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild ssp. alaskana (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524611.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 04:35 AM MDT