Puccinellia parishii

Puccinellia parishii is an uncommon species of grass known by the common names bog alkaligrass[1] and Parish's alkali grass. It is native to the western United States, where it is known from a few locations in Arizona and New Mexico, and one occurrence each in California and Colorado.[2]

Puccinellia parishii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Puccinellia
Species:
P. parishii
Binomial name
Puccinellia parishii

Description

It grows in wet and seasonally wet habitat with alkali soils such as mineral springs. It is an annual bunchgrass with erect stems growing to 20 to 22 centimetres (7.9 to 8.7 in) in maximum height with very narrow, firm leaves around the bases. The inflorescence is a small array of a few narrow branches bearing spikelets.

It is an ephemeral grass, beginning to produce stems near the end of winter, flowering in early spring, dying and withering away by July.[2]

References
  1. "Puccinellia parishii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. "Withdrawal of Proposed Rule To List the Plant Puccinellia parishii (Parish's alkali grass) as Endangered". Federal Register. USFWS. September 25, 1998. Retrieved 2011-11-10.


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