Torreyochloa pallida

Torreyochloa pallida

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
Varieties: T. p. var. fernaldii – T. p. var. pallida – T. p. var. pauciflora

Name

Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) G.L.Church, Amer. J. Bot. 36: 164 (1949)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Glyceria pallida (Torr.) Trin. in Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1: 68 (1836)
  • Panicularia pallida (Torr.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 783 (1891)
  • Poa dentata Torr. in Fl. New York 2: t. 155 (1843)
  • Puccinellia pallida (Torr.) R.T.Clausen in Rhodora 54: 44 (1952)
  • Triodia pallida (Torr.) Spreng. in Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 1: 246 (1820)
  • Uralepis pallida (Torr.) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 108 (1829)
  • Windsoria pallida Torr. in Cat. Pl. New York: 91 (1819)

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 Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Eastern Asia Amur, Japan, Korea Regionalː Russian Far East Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Church, G.L. (1949) American Journal of Botany 36: 164.

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. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Torreyochloa pallida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Torreyochloa pallida 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. Published online. Accessed: January 15 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: pale false mannagrass

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