Achnatherum hymenoides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth

(not an active name)

Indian rice grass, Indian ricegrass

2005 Steven Perkins

2004 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

Achnatherum hymenoides is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Stipa hymenoides


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2319 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Achnatherum
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Lodgepole Forest, Bristle-cone Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Eriocoma cuspidata
PLANTS	Oryzopsis hymenoides
PLANTS	Stipa hymenoides
JEF	Stipa hymenoides

Information about Achnatherum hymenoides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ACHY) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).