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Pleuropogon refractus

(Gray) Benth. ex Vasey

Nodding False Semaphore Grass

G4Apparently Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132116

Element CodePMPOA4Y080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusPleuropogon

Synonyms

Lophochlaena refracta var. refracta

Other Common Names

Pleuropogon à épillets réfléchis (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Taxonomic Comments

Lophochlaena refracta of Kartesz's 1994 checklist was split in the treatment followed in Kartesz's 1999 synthesis such that L. refracta var. refractra became Pleuropogon refractus and var. hooverianus became P. hooverianus.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-08-02

Change Date1997-03-18

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	S4	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Orleans Mtn. C	Six Rivers National Forest	15,589

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Maiden Peak	Willamette National Forest	9,627
Waldo - Fuji	Willamette National Forest	15,273

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.