Oryzopsis asperifolia
Rough-leaved rice grass Taxonomy
Synonyms: Subspecific taxa: Classification: Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Images
   
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Monocot, perennial Roots: adventitious, fibrous Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; awl-shaped leaf shape Inflorescence: panicle Flowers: perfect; 3 merous; complete; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: grain Physiology: autotrophic Reproduction: sexual
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Species is distributed in wooded dunes and dry banks; is associated with Ostrya virginiana. See also SAF Forest Cover Types. ILPIN Notes: Hitchcock, A.S. 1950. A Manual of the Grasses of the United States. United States Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 1051 pp. Fernald, M.L. and A.C. Kinsey. 1943. Edible Wild Plants of Eastern North America. Idlewild Press. Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. 452 pp. The grain may make a good flour. Fernald and Kinsey, 1943, say, "the considerable large seed contains the finest flour of any grain I know." Basal leaves are much longer than reduced, upper leaves. When panicle is mature, the topmost central portion remains contracted. Functional Relationships:
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