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CANADA MOUNTAIN RICEGRASS [1 record]

Record 1 2021-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Piptatherum canadense (poiret) dorn is a perennial grass (family Poaceae) that occurs from the Canadian Maritime Provinces across central Canada to the Alberta-British Columbia border and extends southward into northern portions of New England, New York, and the Great Lakes States; disjunct populations occur in West Virginia.

CONT

Piptatherum canadense grows in open areas in dry (or occasionally moist), sandy or very rocky, nutrient-poor soils.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian mountain rice grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

L'oryzopsis du Canada est une plante vivace, indigène au Canada. Il s'agit d'une espèce d'allure comparable à l'oryzopsis piquant. L'oryzopsis du Canada se distingue principalement par sa panicule à ramifications flexueuses et ses épillets dont les pièces florales sont terminées par des arêtes persistantes, longues d'environ 10 mm.

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