PLANTS Profile for Achnatherum lemmonii (Lemmon's needlegrass)

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Achnatherum lemmonii (Vasey) Barkworth
Lemmon's needlegrass

Symbol:

ACLE8

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Achnatherum lemmonii (Vasey) Barkworth

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Distribution:
Achnatherum lemmonii (Vasey) Barkworth


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USA (AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Achnatherum lemmonii (Vasey) Barkworth

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 37 species in Achnatherum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Achnatherum lemmonii var. lemmonii
Lemmon's needlegrass

Achnatherum lemmonii var. pubescens
pubescent Lemmon's needlegrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Achnatherum lemmonii (Vasey) Barkworth

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Achnatherum P. Beauv. – needlegrass
Species	Achnatherum lemmonii (Vasey) Barkworth – Lemmon's needlegrass

More Accounts and Images:
Achnatherum lemmonii (Vasey) Barkworth

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507945.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 09/19/2008 10:42 PM MDT