''Achnatherum'' is a
genus of plants which includes several species of
needlegrass The term needlegrass may refer to any of several genera of grasses, including:
*'' Achnatherum''
*''Aristida'' (three-awns)
*'' Hesperostipa''
*''Nassella''
*''Stipa''
*''Triraphis''
See also
* Spear grass (disambiguation)
* Wiregrass (disambigua ...
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Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''
Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
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Achnatherum hymenoides
''Eriocoma hymenoides'' (common names: Indian ricegrass and sand rice grass) is a cool-season, Perennial plant, perennial bunchgrass with narrow, rolled leaf blades.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed., p287 It is native to western Nort ...
'' was useful as a food source to Native Americans. ''
Achnatherum brachychaetum'' is best known as a noxious weed.
Species
Species recognized by
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
as of November 2019:
Species previously included in ''Achnatherum'':
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Achnatherum acutum
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus '' Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
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'' (Swallen) Valdés-Reyna & Barkworth
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Achnatherum aridum
''Achnatherum aridum'' is a species of grass known by the common name Mormon needlegrass. It is native to the southwestern United States from the Mojave Desert in California east to Colorado and New Mexico.
Description
''Achnatherum aridum'' is ...
'' (M.E.Jones) Barkworth - Mormon needlegrass
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Achnatherum bloomeri
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus '' Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
...
'' (Boland.) Barkworth - Bloomer's ricegrass
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Achnatherum bromoides
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (L.) P. Beauv.
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Achnatherum brachychaetum'' (Godr.) Barkworth -
punagrass
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Achnatherum capense
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (L.) P. Beauv.
* ''
Achnatherum caragana
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (Trin. & Rupr.) Nevski
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Achnatherum caudatum
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (Trin.) S. L. W. Jacobs & J. Everett - Chilean ricegrass
* ''
Achnatherum clandestinum
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (Hack.) Barkworth - Mexican ricegrass
* ''
Achnatherum contractum
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (B.L. Johnson) Barkworth - contracted ricegrass
* ''
Achnatherum coronatum
''Stipa coronata'', formerly classified as ''Achnatherum coronatum'', is a greenish species of grass known by the common name crested needlegrass, giant ricegrass, and giant stipa. '' (Thurb.) Barkworth - crested needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum curvifolium
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (Swallen) Barkworth - Guadalupe ricegrass
* ''
Achnatherum diegoense
''Achnatherum diegoense'' is a species of grass known by the common name San Diego needlegrass. It is native to southern California, where it is known from San Diego and Ventura Counties and the Channel Islands, and Baja California.
Descriptio ...
'' (Swallen) Barkworth - San Diego needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum duthiei
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (Hook.f.) P.C. Kuo & S.L. Lu
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Achnatherum editorum
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (E. Fourn.) Valdés-Reyna & Barkworth
* ''
Achnatherum eminens
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (Cav.) Barkworth - southwestern needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum hendersonii
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (Vasey) Barkworth - Henderson's needlegrass
* ''Achnatherum hymenoides'' (''
Oryzopsis hymenoides
''Eriocoma hymenoides'' (common names: Indian ricegrass and sand rice grass) is a cool-season, perennial bunchgrass with narrow, rolled leaf blades.Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed., p287 It is native to western North America east of ...
'') Ricker ex Piper - Indian ricegrass
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Achnatherum latiglume'' (Swallen) Barkworth - wide-glumed needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum lemmonii'' (Vasey) Barkworth - Lemmon's needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum lettermanii'' (Vasey) Barkworth - Letterman's needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum lobatum
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (Swallen) Barkworth - lobed needlegrass
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Achnatherum nelsonii
''Achnatherum nelsonii'' is a species of grass known by the common names Columbia needlegrass, subalpine needlegrass, and western needlegrass. It is native to western North America, from Yukon and British Columbia to California to Texas.Zouhar, K ...
'' (Scribn.) Barkworth - Nelson's needlegrass, Dore's needlegrass
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Achnatherum nevadense
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (B.L. Johnson) Barkworth - Nevada needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum occidentale
''Eriocoma occidentalis'' is a species of grass known by the common name western needlegrass. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in many types of habitat. This is a tufting perenn ...
'' (Thurb.) Barkworth - western needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum parishii'' (Vasey) Barkworth - Parish's needlegrass
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Achnatherum perplexum'' Hoge & Barkworth - perplexing needlegrass
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Achnatherum pinetorum
''Eriocoma pinetorum'' is a species of grass known by the common names pinewoods needlegrass and pine needlegrass. It is native to most of the western United States from California to Montana to New Mexico, where it grows in woodland and fore ...
'' (M.E. Jones) Barkworth - pinewoods needlegrass
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Achnatherum richardsonii'' (Link) Barkworth - Richardson's needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum robustum
''Achnatherum robustum'', commonly known as sleepy grass, (synonyms ''Stipa robusta'', also ''Stipa vaseyi'' subsp. ''robusta'') is a perennial plant in the Poaceae or grass family.
Distribution
It grows on dry soil in the U.S. Midwest, ranging ...
'' (Vasey) Barkworth - sleepygrass
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Achnatherum roshevitzii
''Achnatherum roshevitzii'' (Roshevich's achnatherum) is a species of grass that is endemic to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic ...
'' Mussajev - Roshevich's achnatherum
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Achnatherum scribneri'' (Vasey) Barkworth - Scribner needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum speciosum'' Trin. & Rupr. - desert needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum splendens
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus ''Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
' ...
'' (Trin.) Nevski
* ''
Achnatherum stillmanii
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus '' Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
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'' (Bol.) Barkworth - Stillman's needlegrass
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Achnatherum thurberianum
''Achnatherum thurberianum'' is a species of grass known by the common name Thurber's needlegrass. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs from Washington to California and east to Montana and Wyoming.Archer, Amy J. 2000''Achna ...
'' (Piper) Barkworth - Thurber's needlegrass
* ''
Achnatherum swallenii
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus '' Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
...
'' (C.L. Hitchc. & Spellenb.) Barkworth - Swallen's needlegrass
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Achnatherum webberi
''Achnatherum'' is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between ''Achnatherum'' and genus '' Stipa''; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.
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'' (Thurb.) Barkworth - Webber needlegrass
References
* ''CRC World Dictionary of Grasses - Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology - Volume I (A - D)'', by
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External links
USDA Plants Profile for ''Achnatherum'' speciesHerbarium.usu.edu: ''Achnatherum'' Genus key
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Grasses of North America
Grasses of the United States
Grasses of Mexico
Native grasses of California
Poaceae genera
Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois