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Puccinellia distans subsp. distans (Jacq.) Parl.

reflexed salt-marsh grass (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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Puccinellia distans is native to salt marshes, but is increasingly found along salted roads inland; its lower inflorescence branches are typically reflexed, with no flowers in the basal half.

Alvington (VC34: West Gloucestershire); 2019-08-01

 reflexed salt-marsh grass / Puccinellia distans subsp. distans: _Puccinellia distans_ is native to salt marshes, but is increasingly found along salted roads inland; its lower inflorescence branches are typically reflexed, with no flowers in the basal half.

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