''Torreyochloa pallida'' var. ''fernaldii'', also called Fernald's false manna grass, is a perennial flowering grass found across

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and the northeastern

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. It is also known as ''Puccinellia fernaldii'', ''Glyceria pallida var. fernaldii'', ''Glyceria fernaldii'', and ''Torreyochloa fernaldii.''

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.

Distribution and habitat

It is found across the northeastern U.S. and

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and in most of southern Canada, excepting

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. There are also populations in

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and

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Conservation

It is listed as endangered in

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

and

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

, and special concern in Tennessee.

References

Pooideae Grasses of North America {{Pooideae-stub