Puccinellia distans is a species of grass

Poaceae

The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...

 known by the common names Weeping alkali grass and European alkali grass. It is native to Europe and it is present in most of North America, where it is perhaps an introduced species

Introduced species

An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...

. It grows in moist habitat, usually in areas with saline soils, such as the edges of salted roads

Deicing

For snow and ice control on roadways and similar facilities, see Snow removalDe-icing is defined as removal of snow, ice or frost from a surface...

. It is a perennial herb producing hollow stems up to 40 to 60 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence

Inflorescence

An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...

is a spreading array of branches, the lower ones reflexed. The branches bear several rough-haired spikelets containing flowers.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Washington Burke Museum
• GLANSIS Species Fact Sheet