''Tuctoria greenei'' is a species of
grass endemic to
California. Its common names include awnless spiralgrass and Greene's tuctoria. It is included by the
California Native Plant Society on list 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered). It is also listed by the state of California as
rare and by the Federal Government as
endangered, having been federally listed on March 26, 1997.
This grass typically occurs in
vernal pools in open
grassland on the eastern side of the Sacramento and
San Joaquin Valleys.
[C.Michael Hogan, Marc Papineau, George Ball et al., ''Environmental Assessment for the Claribel and Albers Roads Golf Course and Residential Development, Stanislaus County'', Earth Metrics Inc., published by Stanislaus County and the State of California Environmental Clearinghouse, Report number 10540, June 7, 1990] This endangered species is threatened by the destruction of its already rare vernal pool habitat.
[Species Account: Greene's Tuctoria]
/ref> Processes causing this habitat destruction include agriculture, urban development, over grazing and trampling by livestock, alterations in hydrology, and introduced species.[
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References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
Chloridoideae
Native grasses of California
Endemic flora of California
Bunchgrasses of North America
Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
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