Torreyochloa pallida
| Torreyochloa pallida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Torreyochloa |
| Species: | T. pallida |
| Binomial name | |
| Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) G.L.Church | |
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Torreyochloa pallida is a species of grass known by the common names pale false mannagrass[1] and weak manna grass. It is native to North America, especially the east and west sides. It grows in wet habitat, such as rivers, lakesides, bogs, and swamps. It is a rhizomatous perennial grass producing thick, erect to decumbent, sometimes matted stems which can easily exceed one meter in maximum length. The inflorescence is a branching panicle up to 25 centimeters long by 12 wide containing compressed spikelets with up to 8 florets each.
There are three varieties of this grass which are distinguished by appearance and distribution.
References
- ↑ "Torreyochloa pallida". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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