Torreyochloa pallida

{{Short description|Species of grass}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Torreyochloa pallida var pauciflora BLM-1.jpg

|genus = Torreyochloa

|species = pallida

|authority = (Torr.) G.L.Church

|synonyms = *Glyceria pallida

• Puccinellia pallida

}}

Torreyochloa pallida is a species of grass known by the common names pale false mannagrass{{PLANTS|id=TOPA6|taxon=Torreyochloa pallida|accessdate=11 December 2015}} 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.

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