Puccinellia nuttalliana(Schult.) Hitchc.

Nuttall's alkaligrass

WFO wfo-0000895413 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Puccinellia nuttalliana, photographed by Tim Messick
fig. a Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0 / 2020-06-24 / obs. 81893590
Puccinellia nuttalliana, photographed by Steve Matson
fig. b Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 113601834
Puccinellia nuttalliana, photographed by mullerecology
fig. c mullerecology, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 154552114
Puccinellia nuttalliana, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. d Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 146266163
Puccinellia nuttalliana, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. e Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 145308092
Puccinellia nuttalliana, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. f Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 145308098
Puccinellia nuttalliana, photographed by eigenmotion
fig. g eigenmotion, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 141334572
Puccinellia nuttalliana, photographed by Laura Holloway
fig. h Laura Holloway, CC0 1.0 / obs. 141366620

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Native range 36 botanical countries

Regions where Puccinellia nuttalliana is native: Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Primorye, Yakutiya, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon KrasnoyarskMagadanPrimoryeYakutiyaAlaskaAlbertaArizonaBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaColoradoGreenlandIdahoKansasMaineManitobaMinnesotaMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew MexicoNew YorkNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutOntarioOregonPrince Edward I.QuébecSaskatchewanSouth DakotaUtahVermontWashingtonWisconsinWyomingYukon
Native distribution of Puccinellia nuttalliana, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alaska ASK NORTHERN AMERICA
Alberta ABT
Arizona ARI
British Columbia BRC
California CAL
Colorado COL
Greenland GNL
Idaho IDA
Kansas KAN
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Minnesota MIN
Montana MNT
Nebraska NEB
Nevada NEV
New Mexico NWM
New York NWY
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Nunavut NUN
Ontario ONT
Oregon ORE
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Saskatchewan SAS
South Dakota SDA
Utah UTA
Vermont VER
Washington WAS
Wisconsin WIS
Wyoming WYO
Yukon YUK
Krasnoyarsk KRA ASIA-TEMPERATE
Magadan MAG
Primorye PRM
Yakutiya YAK

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 20 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Atropis airoides Holm
  • Atropis nuttalliana (Schult.) Pilg.
  • Festuca nuttalliana (Schult.) Kunth
  • Glyceria airoides (Nutt.) Fr.
  • Glyceria montana Buckley
  • Panicularia distans var. airoides Scribn.
  • Phippsia airoides Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia borealis (Swallen) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia borealis subsp. neglecta (Tzvelev) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia deschampsioides (T.J.Sørensen) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Phippsia interior (T.J.Sørensen) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Poa airoides Nutt.
  • Poa nuttalliana Schult.
  • Puccinellia airoides S.Watson & J.M.Coult.
  • Puccinellia borealis Swallen
  • Puccinellia borealis subsp. neglecta Tzvelev
  • Puccinellia cusickii Weath.
  • Puccinellia deschampsioides T.J.Sørensen
  • Puccinellia interior T.J.Sørensen
  • Puccinellia neglecta (Tzvelev) Bubnova

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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