Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx.

Locations ofOryzopsis asperifolia Michx. in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx.
Common Name
Rough-leaved Ricegrass, White-grained Mountain Ricegrass
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx.
Comments
Discovered in Virginia in 1992 (Fleming and Rawinski); Rockingham Co. This grass forms large, cespitose clumps, with leaves evergreen and somewhat bicolored (green on the upper surface, bluish on the lower). It is a common grass in northern North America and reaches its southern limits in the East Shenandoah Mountain in Virginia and North Fork Mountain in adjacent West Virginia.
Habitat
High-elevation pine-oak/heath woodlands and sandy clearings. Rare, nw. mountains; known only from the summit of Shenandoah Mountain in Rockingham County (Ridge and Valley province).
Native Status
Native

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