Puccinellia vahliana

Puccinellia vahliana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 vahliana

Name

Puccinellia vahliana (Liebm.) Scribn. & Merr., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 78 (1910)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Atropis vahliana (Liebm.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 92 (1890)
  • Colpodium vahlianum (Liebm.) Nevski in W.L.Komarov, Fl. URSS 2: 436 (1934)
  • Glyceria vahliana (Liebm.) Th.Fr. in Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 26(2): 140 (1869 publ. 1870)
  • Phippsia vahliana (Liebm.) Á.Löve & D.Löve in Bot. Not. 128: 501 (1975 publ. 1976)
  • Poa vahliana Liebm. in G.C.Oeder & al. (eds.), Fl. Dan.: t. 2401 (1845)
• Heterotypic
  • Atropis kjellmannii (Lange ex Kjellm. & Lundstr.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 92 (1890)
  • Glyceria kjellmannii Lange ex Kjellm. & Lundstr. in A.E.Nordenskiöld, Vega-Exped. Vetensk. Iakttag. 1: 273, 314 (1882)
  • Poa angustata J.Vahl in Bot. Not. 1840: 155 (1840), nom. nud.
  • Puccinellia kjellmannii (Lange ex Kjellm. & Lundstr.) Tolm. in Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 16: 463 (1931)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Northwestern USA Alaska Regionalː Canada Greenland, Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Québec, Yukon Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Siberia Svalbard, West Siberia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Scribn. & Merr., 1910, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution 13:78. 1910

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Puccinellia vahliana 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 vahliana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Puccinellia vahliana. Published online. Accessed: November 27 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Puccinellia vahliana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Vahl's alkaligrass
• suomi: Routasorsimo
• svenska: Fimbulgräs

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