familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusPuccinellia
speciesPuccinellia parishii

Puccinellia parishii

Hitchc.
Jerrold I. Davis
Common names: Parish's alkali grass
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 465.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Cindy Roché

Copyright: Utah State University

Plants annual; not mat-forming. Culms 3-22 cm, erect. Leaves basally concentrated; ligules 1-2 mm, obtuse to truncate, entire; blades 0.2-1.2 mm wide, flat to involute. Panicles 1-8.5 cm, compact to diffuse at maturity, lower branches erect to descending, usually spikelet-bearing to the base; pedicels densely scabrous or with a few scattered scabrules, often with tumid epidermal-cells. Spikelets 3.5-5 mm, with 2-7 florets. Glumes rounded over the back, veins obscure to prominent, apices acute to obtuse; lower glumes 1-2 mm; upper glumes 1.8-2.2 mm; calluses hairy; lemmas 1.8-2.2 mm, mostly herbaceous, densely hairy over the proximal 1/2 - 3/4 of the veins, glabrous between the veins, backs rounded, 5-veined, veins obscure to prominent, not extending to the margins, apical margins hyaline, smooth or with a few scattered scabrules, apices obtuse to truncate, entire; palea veins glabrous proximally, hairy at midlength, glabrous or scabrous-ciliate distally; anthers 0.4-0.5 mm. 2n = 14.

Distribution

Calif., Ariz., Colo., N.Mex.

Discussion

Puccinellia parishii grows in saline seepage areas in California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
14 +
Abaxial ligule presence
absent +
Abaxial ligule quantity
common +
Adaxial cell presence
absent +
Adaxial cell shape
bulliform +
Adaxial ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Adaxial ligule presence
absent +
Adaxial ligule texture
membranous +  and scarious +
Anther quantity
3 +
Anther some measurement
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Apex architecture or shape
entire +
Apex shape
obtuse to truncate +, acute +  and obtuse +
Arm cell presence
absent +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
Jerrold I. Davis +
Authority
Hitchc. +
Awn atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Awn course
straight +
Awn orientation
arising +
Awn position
basal +  and terminal +
Awn quantity
single +
Awn shape
bent +
Back shape
rounded +
Basal floret quantity
1 +  and 2 +
Base architecture
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
Base arrangement
close +
Base fusion
free +
Base position
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
Base size
swelling +
Base texture
hard +
Base width
thick +
Blade arrangement
parallel +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade prominence
not evident +
Blade shape
flat +  and involute +
Blade width
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Branch pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Branch shape
spikelike +
Branch some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Callus development
developed +
Callus pubescence
hairy +
Callus shape
blunt +
Common name
Parish's alkali grass +
Culm architecture
not branching +
Culm architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Culm duration
annual +
Culm growth form
climbing +
Culm growth form or location
floating +
Culm orientation
erect +
Culm shape
geniculate +
Culm some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (22 cm220 mm <br />0.22 m <br />) +
Culm texture
not woody +
Distal floret size
reduced +
Distribution
Calif. +, Ariz. +, Colo. +  and N.Mex. +
Embryo quantity
1/4 +  and 1/3 +
Endosperm texture
liquid +, soft +  and hard +
Filament shape
capillary +
Floret architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Floret arrangement
adjacent +
Floret length or size
sometimes longer +
Floret position or shape
distal +
Floret quantity
2 +  and 7 +
Floret reproduction
sterile +  and bisexual +
Floret shape
compressed +
Floret size
reduced +
Glume architecture or shape
awned +
Glume height or length or size
usually distinctly shorter +
Glume length or size
longer +
Glume position
subtending +
Glume presence
absent +
Glume quantity
2 +
Glume shape
rounded +
Glume size
subequal +  and unequal +
Glume texture
membranous +
Glume variability
equal +
Hair shape
uncinate +
Hilum arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Hilum coloration or relief
punctate +
Hilum quantity
less +  and 1/3 +
Hilum shape
Oblong (?) +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Cindy Roché +
Inflorescence architecture
open +
Inflorescence condition or size
contracted +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Internode architecture
hollow +
Internode presence
absent +
Lateral-vein size
reduced +
Layer presence
absent +
Leaf arrangement
distichous +
Leaf arrangement or density
concentrated +
Leaf margin arrangement
Overlapping (?) +
Lemma architecture
(3)5(7)-veined +
Lemma architecture or shape
awned +
Lemma growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Lemma height or length or size
shorter +
Lemma length or size
longer +
Lemma pubescence
glabrous +  and hairy +
Lemma shape
keeled +  and rounded +
Lemma some measurement
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
Lemma texture
membranous +  and slightly or distinctly coriaceous +
Ligule architecture
erose +  and entire +
Ligule architecture or shape
entire +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule shape
obtuse to truncate +
Ligule some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Ligule texture
membranous +
Lodicule architecture
veined +
Lodicule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Lodicule architecture or shape
truncate +
Lodicule fusion
free +
Lodicule prominence
inconspicuous +
Lodicule pubescence
glabrous +
Lodicule quantity
2 +
Lodicule shape
lanceolate +
Lodicule texture
membranous +
Lower branch orientation
erect +  and descending +
Lower glume architecture
1(3)-veined +
Lower glume some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Midrib architecture
simple +
Node prominence
concealed +  and prominent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other quantity
2 +  and 1 +
Ovary presence
absent +
Ovary pubescence
glabrous +
Palea architecture
2-veined +
Palea development
well-developed +
Palea presence
absent +
Palea shape
2-keeled +
Palea size
subequal +
Palea texture
membranous +  and scarious +
Paleum fixation
attached +
Panicle architecture or arrangement
compact +
Panicle density
diffuse +
Panicle shape
spikelike +
Panicle size
reduced +
Panicle some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br />) +
Papilla presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence or relief
with a few scattered scabrules +  and scabrous +
Pedicel some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Pedicel width
thinner +
Pericarp arrangement
separating +
Pericarp condition or texture
dry +
Pericarp texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Pericarp width
thin +
Pseudopetiole development
not developed +
Pseudopetiole presence
absent +
Rachilla length
prolonged +
Rachis prominence
evident +
Reference
None +
Sheath architecture
open +
Sheath condition
closed +
Sheath length
open +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V24/V24 667.xml +
Spike architecture
ebracteate +
Spikelet architecture
pedicellate +
Spikelet arrangement
mixed +
Spikelet fixation
attached +
Spikelet height or length or size
shorter +
Spikelet quantity
1 +  and 60 +
Spikelet reproduction
viviparous +
Spikelet shape
subterete +  and weakly laterally compressed +
Spikelet some measurement
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Starch-grain architecture
simple +  and compound +
Style-branch atypical quantity
4 +  and 1 +
Style-branch quantity
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Style quantity
2 +
Subsidiary-cell architecture
parallel-sided +
Synonyms
Gramineae +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Puccinellia parishii +
Taxon parent
Puccinellia +
Taxon rank
species +
Terminal floret reproduction
sexual +
Tissue coloration
hyaline +
Tissue texture
membranous +
Upper glume architecture
(1)3(5)-veined +
Upper glume some measurement
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
Vein arrangement
parallel +
Vein presence
absent +
Vein prominence
obscure +  and prominent +
Vein quantity
2 (?) +
Vein size
major +
Volume
Volume 24 +
Whole organism architecture
stoloniferous +
Whole organism arrangement or pubescence
tufted +
Whole organism duration
annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and not mat-forming +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
X chromosome quantity
7 +