Torreyochloa pallida

Torreyochloa pallida is a species of grass known by the common names pale false mannagrass[1] and weak manna grass. It is native to North America, especially the east and west sides. It grows in wet habitat, such as rivers, lakesides, bogs, and swamps. It is a rhizomatous perennial grass producing thick, erect to decumbent, sometimes matted stems which can easily exceed one meter in maximum length. The inflorescence is a branching panicle up to 25 centimeters long by 12 wide containing compressed spikelets with up to 8 florets each.

Torreyochloa pallida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Torreyochloa
Species:
T. pallida
Binomial name
Torreyochloa pallida
(Torr.) G.L.Church
Synonyms
  • Glyceria pallida
  • Puccinellia pallida

There are three varieties of this grass which are distinguished by appearance and distribution.

References

  1. "Torreyochloa pallida". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 December 2015.


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