''Torreyochloa'' is a
genus
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of
North America
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n and northeast
Asia
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n plants in the
grass family
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. False mannagrass is a common name for plants in this genus.
; Species
Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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* ''Torreyochloa erecta
''Torreyochloa erecta'' is a species of grass in the family Poaceae known by the common name spiked false mannagrass. It is native to the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada ranges of the western United States, its distribution extending from Califor ...
'' (Hitchc.) Church - western United States ( CA NV OR)
* ''Torreyochloa fernaldii
''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. fe ...
'' (Hitchc.) Church - Canada (all provinces except Alberta
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), United States (Northeast
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, Great Lakes
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)
* ''Torreyochloa natans
''Torreyochloa'' is a genus of North American and northeast Asian plants in the grass family. False mannagrass is a common name for plants in this genus.
; Species
* '' Torreyochloa erecta'' (Hitchc.) Church - western United States ( CA NV OR) ...
'' (Kom.) Church - Japan, Russia (Amur
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, Kamchatka
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, Khabarovsk
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, Primorye
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Sakhalin
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, Magadan
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* ''Torreyochloa pallida
''Torreyochloa pallida'' is a species of grass known by the common names pale false mannagrass and weak manna grass. It is native to North America, especially the east and west sides. It grows in wet habitat, such as rivers, lakesides, bogs, and ...
'' (Torr.) Church - Japan, Russia (Kamchatka
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, Sakhalin
Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh: ...
), Canada (Yukon
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+ all 10 provinces), United States (primarily Northeast
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, Great Lakes
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, western mountains, Alaska
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).
* ''Torreyochloa pauciflora
''Torreyochloa'' is a genus of North American and northeast Asian plants in the grass family. False mannagrass is a common name for plants in this genus.
; Species
* ''Torreyochloa erecta'' (Hitchc.) Church - western United States ( CA NV OR)
...
'' (J.Presl) Church - Canada (Yukon
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, British Columbia
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, Alberta
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), United States ( AK CO ID MT OR WA WY SD AZ CA NV UT NM)
References
External links
Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Pooideae
Poaceae genera
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