PLANTS Profile for Achnatherum richardsonii (Richardson's needlegrass)

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Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth
Richardson's needlegrass

Symbol:

ACRI8

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		I
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth

Stipa richardsonii

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth

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Synonyms:
Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth

STRI2

Stipa richardsonii Link

Distribution:
Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CO, ID, MT, SD, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 37 species in Achnatherum

Classification:
Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth

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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 richardsonii (Link) Barkworth – Richardson's needlegrass

Introduced Information:
Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth

Stipa richardsonii:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Achnatherum richardsonii (Link) Barkworth

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507955.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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