Puccinellia californica Calflora

Taxon Report

Puccinellia californica (Beetle) Munz

(not an active name)

Sierra nevada alkali grass

Puccinellia californica is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora


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Genus:	Puccinellia
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

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PLANTS	Torreyochloa californica
JEF	Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora

Information about Puccinellia californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (TOCA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/10/2024).