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Status
There are two varieties of Pale False Mannagrass in Maryland. Both varieties are tracked by the Maryland Natural Heritage Program. Fernald's Mannagrass is only found in Garrett County and is considered a S1 (less than five population in the state) species. Pale Mannagrass is also rare (S3) and mostly found on the Coastal Plain.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Torreyochloa pallida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Torreyochloa |
| Species: | T. pallida
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| Torreyochloa pallida | |
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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
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Torreyochloa pallida". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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