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Little Ricegrass - Oryzopsis exigua
Other Names:  Piptatherum exiguum

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Native Species

Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: S4
C-value: 5


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General Description
Stems 15–35 cm. Leaves: blades 0.5–1.5 mm wide, scabrous, ligules 1–3 mm long. Inflorescence a raceme or narrow panicle 3–7 cm long. Spikelets 3.5–4.5 mm long. Lemmas mostly hairless, with a deciduous bent awn 4–6 mm long (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Range Comments
Throughout much of western North America (Lavin in Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 41

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References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Ament, R.J. 1995. Pioneer Plant Communities Five Years After the 1988 Yellowstone Fires. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 216 p.
    • Forcella, F. 1977. Flora, chorology, biomass and productivity of the Pinus albicaulis-Vaccinium scoparium association. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 99 pp.
    • Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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