Piptatherum racemosum
{{Short description|Species of plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Piptatherum racemosum panicle.jpg
| image_caption = Piptatherum racemosum in Ontario, Canada.
| genus = Piptatherum
| species = racemosum
| authority = (Sm.) Eaton
| synonyms = *Oryzopsis racemosa
- Patis racemosa
}}
Piptatherum racemosum, commonly called black-fruited mountain ricegrass or simply mountain ricegrass, is a species of grass native to the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.{{Cite web |title=Piptatherum racemosum - FNA |url=http://floranorthamerica.org/Piptatherum_racemosum |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=floranorthamerica.org}}{{Cite web |title=Black-fruit Mountain-Ricegrass (Patis racemosa) |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/556044-Patis-racemosa |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=iNaturalist |language=en}}
Piptatherum racemosum is a conspicuous and easily identifiable grass with broad, shiny cauline leaves and large, long-awned spikelets.{{Cite web |title=Patis racemosa (Black-fruited Rice Grass): Minnesota Wildflowers |url=https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/black-fruited-rice-grass |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=www.minnesotawildflowers.info |language=en}} It grows in dry or mesic forests and woodlands.
Taxonomy
This species has a complicated taxonomic history, having been placed in various genera, most frequently Oryzopsis and Patis.{{Cite web |title=ITIS Report: Piptatherum racemosum |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=784600#null |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)}} The name Piptatherum racemosum is currently accepted by the Flora of North America committee, among other authorities.
Gallery
File:Piptatherum racemosum leaves.jpg|Leaves of Piptatherum racemosum in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
File:Piptatherum racemosum plant.jpg|Piptatherum racemosum in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
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