| Puccinellia stricta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Puccinellia |
| Species: | P. stricta |
| Binomial name | |
| Puccinellia stricta | |
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]
The species is very variable. [1]
It is found on the outer margins of inland salt lakes, and on river and estuary margins. [1]