Torreyochloa erecta
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Torreyochloa 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 streams, at elevations above 2000 meters. It is a rhizomatous
perennial grass producing thick, erect stems up to about 60 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence
is a narrow panicle
much longer than wide, containing wide, compressed spikelets containing 4 to 6 florets each.
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
known by the common name spiked false mannagrass. It is native to the Cascade Range
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
and Sierra Nevada ranges, its distribution extending from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
north into Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and east into Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. It grows in mountain forests and the margins of lakes and streams, at elevations above 2000 meters. It is a rhizomatous
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
perennial grass producing thick, erect stems up to about 60 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a narrow panicle
Panicle
A panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers attached along the secondary branches; in other words, a branched cluster of flowers in which the branches are racemes....
much longer than wide, containing wide, compressed spikelets containing 4 to 6 florets each.