Puccinellia wrightii

Puccinellia wrightii

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 wrightii

Name

Puccinellia wrightii (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev, Fl. Arct. URSS 2: 193 (1964)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Colpodium wrightii Scribn. & Merr. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 74 (1910)
  • Phippsia wrightii (Scribn. & Merr.) Á.Löve & D.Löve in Bot. Not. 128: 501 (1975 publ. 1976)
  • Poa wrightii (Scribn. & Merr.) Hitchc. in Amer. J. Bot. 2: 309 (1915)
• Heterotypic
  • Colpodium wrightii subsp. flavum Scribn. & Merr. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 3 (1910)
  • Colpodium wrightii var. flavum Scribn. & Merr. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 75 (1910)
  • Phippsia vahlPuccinellia wrightii» Has seguido un enlace a una páginaiana subsp. colpodioides (Tzvelev) Á.Löve & D.Löve in Bot. Not. 128: 501 (1975 publ. 1976)
  • Puccinellia colpodioides Tzvelev in Fl. Arct. URSS 2: 194 (1964)
  • Puccinellia wrightii subsp. colpodioides (Tzvelev) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 86 (1973)
  • Puccinellia wrightii var. flava (Scribn. & Merr.) Consaul in Canad. Field-Naturalist 119: 505 (2005 publ. 2007)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Northwestern USA Alaska Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Russian Far East Kamchatka, Magadan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tzvelev, (1964), Flora Arctica URSS 2: 193 (1964).

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 wrightii 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 wrightii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Puccinellia wrightii. Published online. Accessed: November 27 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Wright's alkaligrass

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