Torreyochloa
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Torreyochloa is a genus
of grass in the Poaceae
family. There are about 4 species, two in North America and two in Asia.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of grass in the Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
family. There are about 4 species, two in North America and two in Asia.
Species include:
- Torreyochloa erectaTorreyochloa erectaTorreyochloa erecta is a species of grass known by the common name spiked false mannagrass. It is native to the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada ranges, its distribution extending from California north into Oregon and east into Nevada. It grows in mountain forests and the margins of lakes and...
- Torreyochloa pallidaTorreyochloa pallidaTorreyochloa pallida is a species of grass known by the common name pale false mannagrass. 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...