Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii
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| genus = Torreyochloa
| species = pallida
| varietas = fernaldii
| authority = (Hitchc.) Dore ex Koyama & Kawano
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Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii, also called Fernald's false manna grass, is a perennial flowering grass found across Canada and the northeastern United States. It is also known as Puccinellia fernaldii, Glyceria pallida var. fernaldii, Glyceria fernaldii, and Torreyochloa fernaldii.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=TOPAF|title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin|website=www.wildflower.org|access-date=2020-01-18}}
Description
It has leaves with blades 1.5–3.5 mm wide and ligules 2.5–6.5 mm long. Its anthers are 0.3–0.5 mm long.{{Cite web|url=https://michiganflora.net/genus.aspx?id=Torreyochloa|title=Torreyochloa - Michigan Flora|website=michiganflora.net|access-date=2020-01-18}}
Distribution and habitat
It is found across the northeastern U.S. and Great Lakes states and in most of southern Canada, excepting Alberta. There are also populations in Tennessee and Wyoming.{{Cite web|url=http://beta.semanticfna.org/Torreyochloa_pallida_var._fernaldii|title=Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii - FNA|website=beta.semanticfna.org|access-date=2020-01-18}}
Conservation
It is listed as endangered in Maryland and Kentucky, and special concern in Tennessee.{{Cite web|url=http://plants.usda.gov/plant-profile?symbol=TOPAF|title=Plants Profile for Torreyochloa pallida fernaldii (Fernald's false mannagrass)|website=plants.usda.gov|access-date=2020-01-18}}
References
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Category:Grasses of North America
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