Puccinellia stricta is a species of grass known by the common names Australian saltmarsh grass, and Marshgrass.[1] It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1853 as Glyceria stricta from a specimen collected at Akaroa,[2][3] but was assigned to the genus, Puccinellia, in 1930 by Carl Hilding Blom.[2][4] It is native to New Zealand and Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Puccinellia |
| Species: | P. stricta
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The species is very variable.[1]
It is found on the outer margins of inland salt lakes, and on river and estuary margins.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c A.R. Williams, C.M. Weiller, N.G. Walsh (2022). "Puccinellia stricta". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Puccinellia stricta". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Joseph Dalton Hooker (1853), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae, Illustrator: Walter Hood Fitch, p. 304, Wikidata Q5862801
- ^ Blom, C.H. (1930), Acta Horti Gothoburgensis 5: 89
- ^ "Puccinellia stricta (Hook.f.) C.H.Blom | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 August 2022.