PLANTS Profile for Achnatherum hymenoides (Indian ricegrass)

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Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth
Indian ricegrass

Symbol:

ACHY

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

Loren St. John. USDA NRCS Aberdeen PMC. Nezpar. United States, ID. Usage Requirements.

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Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

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Synonyms:
Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

	ERCU9	Eriocoma cuspidata Nutt.
	ORHY	Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Ricker ex Piper
	STHY6	Stipa hymenoides Roem. & Schult.

Distribution:
Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth


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USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 37 species in Achnatherum

Classification:
Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) 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 hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth – Indian ricegrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Minnesota:
Oryzopsis hymenoides
Indian ricegrass		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

Oryzopsis hymenoides:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU+

FACU+

FACU

FACU+

FACU-

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map 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 507943.

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

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

AZ-Northern Arizona University

CA-Jepson Flora Project

CO-Colorado State University Herbarium

Canada-Saskatchewan-Rangeland Ecosystems and Plants

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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

NV-State Plants

Native Plant Network Protocol Information

OH-Ohio State University Seed Identification

UK-Plants For A Future

UT-Range Plants (USU)

UT-State Plants

WA-Central Washington Native Plants

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 01:34 PM MDT