Shining Alkaligrass
Puccinellia nutkaensis
- Native to:
- Aleutian Is., Canada, Greenland, Labrador, United States
Shear, C. L. (Cornelius Lott), 1865-1956,United States. Soil Conservation Service Cleary, C. W,Fernald, Merritt Lyndon,1873-1950,author,Fernald, Merritt Lyndon,1873-1950,author Wiegand, Karl M.(Karl McKay),1873-1942,author,Providence Franklin Society Noble, George H Bennett, James L. Plants of Rhode Island Providence Franklin Society,Rydberg, Per Axel, Shear, C. L.,Lamson-Scribner, F,Johnston, I. M.(Ivan Murray),author,Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Sir (1817-1911) Jackson, Benjamin Daydon (1846-1927) Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,Nickerson, Mona F,Macoun, James Melville, 1862-1920 Malte, Malte Oscar, b. 1880,National Plant Materials Center (U.S.)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Puccinellia
- Species:
- Puccinellia nutkaensis
- USDA Symbol:
- PULU2
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, shorebirds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Germination Time:
- 14–28 days
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI