PLANTS Profile for Schizachne purpurascens (false melic)

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Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen
false melic

Symbol:

SCPU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

Avena torreyi

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 219. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

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Synonyms:
Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

	AVTO	Avena torreyi Nash
	MEPU11	Melica purpurascens (Torr.) Hitchc.
	SCPUP4	Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen var. pubescens Dore
	SCST7	Schizachne stricta (Michx.) Hultén
	TRPU11	Trisetum purpurascens Torr.

Distribution:
Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen


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USA (AK, CO, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Schizachne

Classification:
Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

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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	Schizachne Hack. – false melic
Species	Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen – false melic

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

This plant is 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.

Connecticut:
purple oat		Special Concern
Illinois:
false melic grass		Endangered
Indiana:
purple oat		Endangered
Kentucky:
purple-oat		Threatened
Maryland:
purple oat		Endangered
New Jersey:
purple oat		Endangered
Ohio:
false melic		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

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,FAC

FACU-

FACU+

FACU

UPL

FAC

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More Accounts and Images:
Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

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 42068.

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

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

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 01:58 AM MDT