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Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi
blackseed speargrass

       
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Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi

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Synonyms:
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi

  STAV Stipa avenacea L.
 

Distribution:
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 11 species in Piptochaetium
 

Classification:
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi

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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 Piptochaetium J. Presl – speargrass
Species Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi – blackseed speargrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi

This plant and synonym 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.

Indiana:
Stipa avenacea
blackseed needlegrass              Threatened
Ohio:
blackseed needle grass              Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
black oatgrass              Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi

Stipa avenacea:

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- UPL UPL FACU-* NO NO UPL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller             Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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 504408.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/26/2008 11:48 PM MDT