Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii

Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Torreyochloinae
Genus: Torreyochloa
Species: Torreyochloa pallida
Varietas: T. p. var. fernaldii

Name

Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii (Hitchc.) T.Koyama & Kawano, Canad. J. Bot. 42: 874 (1964)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Glyceria fernaldii (Hitchc.) H.St.John in Rhodora 19: 76 (1917)
  • Glyceria pallida var. fernaldii Hitchc. in Rhodora 8: 211 (1906)
  • Panicularia fernaldii (Hitchc.) Hitchc. in Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 233-234: 11 (1920 publ. 1921)
  • Puccinellia fernaldii (Hitchc.) E.G.Voss in Rhodora 68: 445 (1966)
  • Torreyochloa fernaldii (Hitchc.) Church in Amer. J. Bot. 36: 164 (1949)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː USA Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regionalː Canada British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• T.Koyama & Kawano, (1964). Canadian Journal of Botany 42: 874

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.  [Cited as Torreyochloa fernaldii.]
• Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii. Published online. Accessed: January 15 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: pale false mannagrass

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