Nuttall's Alkaligrass
Puccinellia Nuttalliana
Plant type: Grass
Growing Season: Cool
Life Cycle: Perennial
Cover: Low
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: Clay, Loam, Silt, Sand, Gravel
Acceptable Soil Conditions: Alkaline, Salt
Max Plant Height (in ft): 3
First Bloom: April
Last Bloom: May
Flower Color: Yellow
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): No minimum elevation found
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 10000
Counties: Boxelder, Cache, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, Millard, Piute, Rich, Saltlake, Sanjuan, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wayne, Weber
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Slow
Germination Overall: High
Germination Rate: Fast
Germination Requirements: No information found
Reproduction: Low
Establishment: No information found
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions: Disturbance, Wetland, Riparian
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Energy reclamation, Drought resilience
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
- Morphological and agronomic variation of Puccinellia nuttalliana populations from the Canadian Great Plains Yining Liu and Bruce E. Coulman.
- Afterripening Requirements and Optimal Germination Temperatures for Nuttall’s Alkaligrass (Puccinellia nuttalliana) and Weeping Alkaligrass (Puccinellia distans) Catherine S. Tarasoff, Daniel A. Ball, and Carol A. Mallory-Smith
- http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Puccinellia%20nuttalliana#:~:text=Distribution%3A%20Occurring%20on%20both%20sides,alkali%20shores%20and%20stream%20banks.
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720378712?casa_token=K91bf9Qij-QAAAAA:Q48oG5LELak5_ibruwk8gZHe_jkIJcBwwxcUkpVdUnoaMLS0aM7k87hdo9kld6qKRFYVm77NuH0#bb0165
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038071706002331