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Tripidium ravennae

(L.) H. Scholz

Ravenna Grass

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142889

Element CodePMPOA580B0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusTripidium

Synonyms

Erianthus ravennae(L.) Beauv.Ripidium ravennae(L.) Trin.Saccharum ravennae(L.) L.

Other Common Names

Plume-grass (EN) ravennagrass (EN) Ravenna-grass (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chama WS River	Santa Fe National Forest	4,168

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Canyon	Okanogan National Forest	9,681

References (5)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 25. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxv + 781 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Online. Available: www.herbarium.unc.edu/FloraArchives/WeakleyFlora_2015-05-29.pdf (Accessed 2015).
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).
Welker, C.A.D., M.R. McKain, M.S. Vorontsova, M.C. Peichoto, and E.A. Kellogg. 2019. Plastome phylogenomics of sugarcane and relatives confirms the segregation of the genus <i>Tripidium </i>(Poaceae: Andropogoneae). Taxon 68(2): 246-267.