PLANTS Profile for Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. nelsonii (Columbia needlegrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. nelsonii
Columbia needlegrass

Symbol:

ACNEN2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Graminoid

L48		N
CAN		N

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Sheri Hagwood. Bureau of Land Management. United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. June 27, 2007. Usage Requirements.

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Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. nelsonii

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Synonyms:
Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. nelsonii

	STCON2	Stipa columbiana Macoun var. nelsonii (Scribn.) H. St. John
	STNE3	Stipa nelsonii Scribn.
	STOCN	Stipa occidentalis Thurb. var. nelsonii (Scribn.) C.L. Hitchc.
	STWI	Stipa williamsii Scribn.

Native Status:
Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. nelsonii


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY), CAN (SK)

Related Taxa:
Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. nelsonii

Classification:
Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. nelsonii

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Achnatherum P. Beauv. – needlegrass
Species	Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth – Columbia needlegrass
Subspecies	Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. nelsonii – Columbia needlegrass

More Accounts and Images:
Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. nelsonii

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 525107.

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

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