Tundra Alkaligrass

Puccinellia tenella (Lange) Holmb. ex A.E. Porsild

Grass family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
10 inches
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode I., Vermont
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • CAN:  Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.