Nuttall's Alkaligrass
Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc. - Grass familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 10 inches
Planting Distance: 20 inches
Plant Type: Graminoid
Root Depth: 10 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: High
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: High
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind
Larval Species depending on Nuttall's Alkaligrass: Poanes zabulon
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- DEN: Greenland
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.