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]

Puccinellia stricta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Puccinellia
Species:
P. stricta
Binomial name
Puccinellia stricta
(Hook.f.) C.H.Blom

The species is very variable.[1]

It is found on the outer margins of inland salt lakes, and on river and estuary margins.[1]

References
  1. A.R. Williams, C.M. Weiller, N.G. Walsh (2022). "Puccinellia stricta". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 31 August 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Puccinellia stricta". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1853), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae, Illustrator: Walter Hood Fitch, p. 304, Wikidata Q5862801
  4. Blom, C.H. (1930), Acta Horti Gothoburgensis 5: 89
  5. "Puccinellia stricta (Hook.f.) C.H.Blom | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 August 2022.


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