PLANTS Profile for Piptatheropsis micrantha (littleseed ricegrass)

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Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng
littleseed ricegrass

Symbol:

PIMI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng

Oryzopsis micrantha

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, AZ. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Synonym Information:

PIMI7: Characteristics

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Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng

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Synonyms:
Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng

ORMI2	Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb.
PIMI7	Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth	littleseed ricegrass
STDI11	Stipa divaricata Columbus & J.P. Smith

Distribution:
Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Piptatheropsis

Classification:
Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng

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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	Piptatheropsis Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R. J. Soreng – ricegrass
Species	Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng – littleseed ricegrass

More Accounts and Images:
Piptatheropsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng

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 507991.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 03:05 AM CST