Biology:Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii

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Short description: Variety of grass

Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Torreyochloa
Species:
Variety:
T. p. var. fernaldii
Trinomial name
Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii
(Hitchc.) Dore ex Koyama & Kawano

Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii, also called Fernald's false manna grass, is a perennial flowering grass found across Canada and the northeastern United States . It is also known as Puccinellia fernaldii, Glyceria pallida var. fernaldii, Glyceria fernaldii, and Torreyochloa fernaldii.[1]

Description

It has leaves with blades 1.5–3.5 mm wide and ligules 2.5–6.5 mm long. Its anthers are 0.3–0.5 mm long.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found across the northeastern U.S. and Great Lakes states and in most of southern Canada, excepting Alberta. There are also populations in Tennessee and Wyoming.[3]

Conservation

It is listed as endangered in Maryland and Kentucky, and special concern in Tennessee.[4]

References

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