Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora

Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora

Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora (J.Presl) J.I.Davis, Phytologia 70: 364 (1991)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Glyceria pauciflora J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 257 (1830)
  • Panicularia pauciflora (J.Presl) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 783 (1891)
  • Puccinellia pauciflora (J.Presl) Munz in Aliso 4: 87 (1958)
  • Torreyochloa pauciflora (J.Presl) Church in Amer. J. Bot. 36: 163 (1949)
• Homotypic
  • Glyceria microtheca Buckley in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 96 (1862)
  • Glyceria otisii Hitchc. in Amer. J. Bot. 21: 128 (1934)
  • Glyceria spectabilis var. flaccida Buckley in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 96 (1862), pro syn.
  • Panicularia flaccida Elmer in Bot. Gaz. 36: 55 (1903)
  • Panicularia holmii Beal in Torreya 1: 43 (1901)
  • Panicularia multifolia Elmer in Bot. Gaz. 36: 54 (1903)
  • Puccinellia pauciflora var. holmii (Beal) C.L.Hitchc. in Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N. W. 1: 689 (1969)
  • Puccinellia pauciflora var. microtheca (Buckley) C.L.Hitchc. in Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N. W. 1: 689 (1969)
  • Torreyochloa otisii (Hitchc.) Church in Amer. J. Bot. 36: 163 (1949)
  • Torreyochloa pauciflora var. holmii (Beal) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde in Canad. J. Bot. 56: 193 (1978)
  • Torreyochloa pauciflora var. microtheca (Buckley) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde in Canad. J. Bot. 56: 193 (1978)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː USA Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Regionalː Mexico Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• J.I.Davis (1991) Phytologia 70: 364.

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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora. Published online. Accessed: January 16 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: weak manna grass, pale false mannagrass

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