Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.

vernacular weeping alkaligrass — species · Poaceae

USDA: PUDI
GBIF: 2704688
Rank: species

weeping alkaligrass (Puccinellia distans) — Platephotograph · Oyuntsetseg Batlai source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae Barnhart
Genus: Puccinellia

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Introduced
CAN Canada Introduced
GL Greenland Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 70 counties across 13 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 0 Both · 70 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state