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Milium effusum L.
American milletgrass

       
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Photo of Milium effusum L.
©Robert Soreng. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Milium effusum L.

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Distribution:
Milium effusum L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Milium effusum L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Milium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Milium effusum L. var. cisatlanticum Fernald. .
Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum
American milletgrass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Milium effusum L.

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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 Milium L. – milletgrass
Species Milium effusum L. – American milletgrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Milium effusum L.

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:
tall millet-grass              Special Concern
Illinois:
millet grass              Endangered
Indiana:
tall millet-grass              Rare
Massachusetts:
woodland millet              Threatened
New Jersey:
tall millet grass              Endangered
Tennessee:
tall millet-grass              Special Concern
 

More Accounts and Images:
Milium effusum L.

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 41869.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/26/2008 12:40 AM MDT