PLANTS Profile for Orcuttia californica (California Orcutt grass)

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Orcuttia californica Vasey
California Orcutt grass

Symbol:

ORCA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, CA. Usage Requirements.

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Orcuttia californica Vasey

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Distribution:
Orcuttia californica Vasey


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Orcuttia californica Vasey

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Orcuttia

Classification:
Orcuttia californica Vasey

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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	Orcuttia Vasey – Orcutt grass
Species	Orcuttia californica Vasey – California Orcutt grass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Orcuttia californica Vasey

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.

Unites States:
California Orcutt grass		Endangered
California:
California Orcutt grass		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Orcuttia californica Vasey

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Orcuttia californica Vasey

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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 41970.

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

Time Generated: 10/20/2008 05:02 PM MDT