Although this is quite a common grass its distribution is almost completely coastal as the name suggests. Should you find a specimen which looks like this inland then it is unlikely to be P. maritima unless close to a verge which has been very heavily salted.

Puccinellia maritima is found on almost every coastal stretch of the British Isles and Ireland and inland on some of the outer islands.

Red Rocks saltmarsh, Wirral 28th June 2005

Added on November 15th 2005, updated 28th July 2011