Piptatherum pungens

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Piptatherum pungens
Piptatheropsis pungens (as Oryzopsis pungens) BB-1913.png
1913 illustration.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Piptatherum
Species:
P. pungens
Binomial name
Piptatherum pungens
(Torr. ex Spreng.) Dorn
Synonyms

Oryzopsis pungens

Piptatherum pungens, also called Oryzopsis pungens, commonly called slender mountain-ricegrass, ricegrass, northern ricegrass, or slender mountain-rice, is a plant found in North America. [1] It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, [2] Iowa, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It is listed as extirpated in Indiana, as a special concern in Rhode Island, and as threatened in Vermont. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Piptatheropsis pungens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)