Puccinellia rupestris

Puccinellia rupestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Coleanthinae
Genus: Puccinellia
Species: Puccinellia rupestris

Name

Puccinellia rupestris (With.) Fernald & Weath., Rhodora 18: 10 (1916)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Poa rupestris With. in Arr. Brit. Pl., ed. 3. 2: 146 (1796)
  • Pseudosclerochloa rupestris (With.) Tzvelev in Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 89: 841 (2004)
  • Sclerochloa rupestris (With.) Britten & Rendle in List Brit. Seed-Pl. Ferns: 36 (1907)
• Heterotypic
  • Atropis procumbens (Curtis) Thurb. in S.Watson & al., Bot. California 2: 309 (1880)
  • Festuca procumbens (Curtis) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 129 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Glyceria procumbens (Curtis) Dumort. in Observ. Gramin. Belg.: 145 (1824)
  • Panicularia procumbens (Curtis) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 782 (1891)
  • Poa decussata Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange in Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 1: 79 (1861), pro syn.
  • Poa dura Clairv. in Man. Herbor. Suisse: 21 (1811), nom. illeg.
  • Poa procumbens Curtis in Fl. Londin. 6: t. 11 (1798)
  • Poa secunda Zea ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 697 (1817), pro syn.
  • Puccinellia procumbens (Curtis) Druce in Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 7: 1071 (1926)
  • Sclerochloa procumbens (Curtis) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 98 (1812)
  • Scleropoa procumbens (Curtis) Parl. in Fl. Ital. 1: 474 (1850)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Western Europe Belgium, France, Great Britain, Netherlands Regionalː Southwestern Europe Spain Introduced into: Germany, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand South, Norway, Pennsylvania, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fernald & Weath., (1916). Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 18: 10

Additional references

• Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Puccinellia rupestris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Puccinellia rupestris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Puccinellia rupestris. Published online. Accessed: November 27 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Cymraeg: gwellt-y-morfa syth
• Deutsch: Dichtblütiger Salzschwaden
• English: British alkaligrass, stiff saltmarsh-grass
• Nederlands: Dichtbloemig kweldergras

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