Torreyochloa is a genus of North American and northeast Asian plants in the grass family.[2][3] False mannagrass is a common name for plants in this genus.[4]
| Torreyochloa | |
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| Torreyochloa pallida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Torreyochloinae |
| Genus: | Torreyochloa G.L.Church |
| Type species | |
| Torreyochloa pauciflora (J.Presl) Church
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Torreyochloa erecta (Hitchc.) Church - western United States (CA NV OR)
- Torreyochloa fernaldii (Hitchc.) Church - Canada (all provinces except Alberta), United States (Northeast, Great Lakes)
- Torreyochloa natans (Kom.) Church - Japan, Russia (Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril, Primorye Sakhalin, Magadan)
- Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) Church - Japan, Russia (Kamchatka, Sakhalin), Canada (Yukon + all 10 provinces), United States (primarily Northeast, Great Lakes, western mountains, Alaska).
- Torreyochloa pauciflora (J.Presl) Church - Canada (Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta), United States (AK CO ID MT OR WA WY SD AZ CA NV UT NM)
References edit
- ^ Tropicos, Torreyochloa G.L. Church
- ^ Church, George Lyle. 1949. American Journal of Botany 36: 163-164
- ^ Grass Manual Treatment
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Torreyochloa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The Plant List search for Torreyochloa
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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