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Puccinellia rupestris (With.) Fernald & Weath.

stiff salt-marsh grass (Poaceae / Gramineae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
RestrictedVery strong tendencySE
Plant Atlas 2020
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Puccinellia rupestris is our only short-lived (annual or biennial) species of Puccinellia; it usually grows in rocky places from Cornwall to East Anglia and around the Tees estuary.

Mylor Bridge (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2021-05-31

 stiff salt-marsh grass / Puccinellia rupestris: _Puccinellia rupestris_ is our only short-lived (annual or biennial) species of _Puccinellia_; it usually grows in rocky places from Cornwall to East Anglia and around the Tees estuary.

The inflorescence of Puccinellia rupestris is superficially similar to Catapodium rigidum subsp. majus, but has relatively broad membranous margins to the lemmas.

Mylor Bridge (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2021-05-31

 stiff salt-marsh grass / Puccinellia rupestris: The inflorescence of _Puccinellia rupestris_ is superficially similar to _Catapodium rigidum_ subsp. _majus_, but has relatively broad membranous margins to the lemmas.

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