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Puccinellia pumila

Dwarf Alkaligrass

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1972

First collected

1980

Last collected

2025

Last seen alive

Two centuries of collecting

1970s1980s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1972 by Cinq-Mars, L. (Quebec; Metis sur Mer, cte Matne, face au Motel Coin de la Baie). The Museum last collected it in 1980; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as June 23, 2025.

Alive today

3 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.