Piptatheropsis pungens (Torrey ex Sprengel) Romaschenko, P.M. Peterson & Soreng

Piptatheropsis pungens (Torrey ex Sprengel) Romaschenko, P.M. Peterson & Soreng is an accepted species name sensu Romaschenko et al., 2011.

Vernacular names

• oryzopsis piquant Marie-Victorin, 1995

• slender ricegrass Harms, 2006
• northern ricegrass Kershaw et al., 2001
• sharp piptatherum FNA Ed. Comm., 2007
• short-awned ricegrass Klinkenberg, 2010+
• slender mountain rice Newmaster et al., 1998
• slender mountain ricegrass Anions

Synonyms

• Milium pungens Torrey ex Sprengel Romaschenko et al., 2011
• Oryzopsis parviflora Nuttall Romaschenko et al., 2011
• Oryzopsis pungens (Torrey ex Sprengel) Hitchcock Romaschenko et al., 2011
• Panicum firmum Kunth Romaschenko et al., 2011
• Piptatherum pungens (Torrey ex Sprengel) Dorn Romaschenko et al., 2011
• Urachne brevicaudata Trinius Romaschenko et al., 2011

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Poaceae
Subfamily	Pooideae
Tribe	Stipeae
Subtribe	Stipinae
Genus	Piptatheropsis
Species	Piptatheropsis pungens

Habit

Herb