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Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

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Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, Nevada.
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Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, Nevada.
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©W.L. Wagner. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany.
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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown, 1913, An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and th
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Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950

Plant Details

Scientific Name: Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth
Family Name: Poaceae Barnhart - Grass family
Common Name: Indian ricegrass
Symbol: ACHY
Group: Monocot
Rank: Species
Date Modified: Feb. 7, 2026, 3:40 a.m.

Duration

  • Perennial

Growth Habits

  • Graminoid

Synonyms

  • Eriocoma cuspidata Nutt.
  • Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Ricker ex Piper
  • Stipa hymenoides Roem. & Schult.

Wetland Ratings

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Species Range Map