Species: Achnatherum lemmonii
Lemmon's Needlegrass
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Achnatherum
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Lemmon's needlegrass
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Grass Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Poaceae - Achnatherum - Treated in the genus Achnatherum by Kartesz (1999); often (e.g., Kartesz 1994) treated in the genus Stipa.
Ecology and Life History
Reproduction Comments
The long hairy awn of the floret is ideal for dispersal by mammals. It is also expected that like most grasses, this species is dispersed by gravity (Crampton 1974).<br><br>Produces rhizomes (FNA 2007).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1987-09-29
Global Status Last Changed
1987-09-29
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Ranges from southern British Columbia south to California and east to Idaho and Utah (FNA 2007).