Taxon:  Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.



Summary
Genus:
Puccinellia
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Coleanthinae
Nomen number:
30339
Place of publication:
Fl. ital. 1:367.  1848
Verified:
05/14/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
38 (20  active, 18  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. subsp. borealis (Holmb.) W. E. Hughes (2 active accession[s])
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. subsp. distans (0 active accession[s])
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. subsp. limosa (Schur) Soó & Jáv. (1 active accession[s])
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. subsp. sevangensis (Grossh.) Tzvelev (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
  4. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
  5. Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 22-23.
  6. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  7. Edgar, E. 1996. Puccinellia Parl. (Gramineae: Poeae) in New Zealand. New Zealand J. Bot. 34:27.
  8. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  9. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  10. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  11. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  12. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
  13. Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist
  14. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: with three subspecies
  15. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  16. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  17. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  18. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  19. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  20. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  21. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  22. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  23. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:209.
  24. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:593.
  25. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  26. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  27. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  28. Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
  29. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  30. Yatskievych, G. 1999-. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, revised edition
  31. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  32. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishEuropean alkali grass  1Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Englishreflexed-salt grass  1Edgar, E. 1996. Puccinellia Parl. (Gramineae: Poeae) in New Zealand. New Zealand J. Bot. 34:27.
Englishslender alkali grass  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishweeping alkali grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English (Canada)European alkali grass Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 22-23.
French (Canada)puccinellie à fleurs distantes  Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 22-23.
Germangemeiner Salzschwaden  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishgrått saltgräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationAstrakhan Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:209.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:209.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgogradskaja oblast' Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:209.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation [Astrakhan, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist
  5. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  6. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  7. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  8. Randall, R. P. 2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
  9. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  10. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:209.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  12. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  13. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmentallawn/turfin development as salt tolerant turfgrassMarkle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Weedseed contaminantpotential; of unknown importance in the USAHolm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30339. Accessed 15 April 2026.