PLANTS Profile for Oryzopsis (ricegrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Oryzopsis Michx.
ricegrass

Symbol:

ORYZO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Oryzopsis Michx.

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Distribution:
Oryzopsis Michx.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Oryzopsis Michx.

View 342 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx.. . Image Available.

Oryzopsis asperifolia
roughleaf ricegrass

Distribution of Oryzopsis holciformis (M. Bieb.) Hack.. . Image Available.

Oryzopsis holciformis
ricegrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Oryzopsis Michx.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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	Oryzopsis Michx. – ricegrass

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Oryzopsis Michx.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Low		Minor				Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Oryzopsis Michx.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41978.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 06:36 AM CDT