Puccinellia distans
Family : Poaceae
Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass
26/119 : Native
This grass is now extremely common in the salt-spray zone alongside roads, where may even be locally dominant. It is still found in more natural environments alongside the Rivers Hull and Humber.

J F Robinson 1902: "Very common. Banks of the Humber (C. Waterfall); near Hull (R Teesdale)."

Herbarium material: HLU : Hessle 1947 {R Good}. HLL : Hull 1937.

R Middleton 2000

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