Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationPuccinellia maritima
Puccinellia maritima
FamilyGenus: Puccinelliaheimisch in Deutschland
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About this species
A native perennial grass of coastal salt marshes, Puccinellia maritima is a salt-tolerant halophyte that flowers from June to September in full sun and moist, lime-rich soils.
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Larval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Puccinellia maritima is a native grass of coastal salt marshes; there is no evidence of adverse ecological impact.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from June to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
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Bloom time
Jun – Sep
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.248 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Puccinellia maritima is a perennial grass native in Great Britain. It forms low tufts of broad, non-woody leaves and typically reaches about 25 cm in height. Flowering occurs from June to September. The species is a halophyte, strongly salt-tolerant, and prefers full sun and moist, calcareous to basic soils. It grows in conditions with moderate nutrient supply and low disturbance, and is adapted to moderately warm temperatures.
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Amphipoea fucosa
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•TRY v6.0 / BiolFlor flowering phenology (Request 47350) — CC BY 4.0TRY request 47350 (Public, Data Released, TRY v6.0; 2026-02-15). Cite TRY: Kattge et al. (2020), doi:10.1111/gcb.14904; original source: Trefflich, A., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I. (2002). Blühphänologie. BIOLFLOR, Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38:127–131.
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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