Torreyochloa pallida

Torreyochloa pallida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Torreyochloa
Species:	T. pallida
Binomial name
	Torreyochloa pallida; (Torr.) G.L.Church
Synonyms
	Glyceria pallida; Puccinellia pallida;

Torreyochloa pallida is a species of grass known by the common names pale false mannagrass^[1] 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 swamps. It is a rhizomatous perennial grass producing thick, erect to decumbent, sometimes matted stems which can easily exceed one meter in maximum length. The inflorescence is a branching panicle up to 25 centimeters long by 12 wide containing compressed spikelets with up to 8 florets each.

There are three varieties of this grass which are distinguished by appearance and distribution.

References

^ NRCS. "Torreyochloa pallida". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 December 2015.

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[1] NRCS. "Torreyochloa pallida". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 December 2015.

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