| Puccinellia simplex | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Puccinellia |
| Species: | P. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Puccinellia simplex | |
Puccinellia simplex is a species of grass known by the common names California alkaligrass2 and western alkali grass. It is native to California, where it grows in mineral springs and other moist habitat with saline soils in the Central Valley, Mojave Desert, and other areas. It is also known from Utah, but occurrences there are probably introduced.3 This annual grass grows up to about 25 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is generally a linear structure with parallel branches bearing small spikelets.
References
References
- "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- NRCS. "Puccinellia simplex". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- Grass Manual Treatment Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine