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SPECIES: Achnatherum nelsonii | Columbia Needlegrass

ABBREVIATION
SYNONYMS
NRCS PLANT CODE
COMMON NAMES
TAXONOMY
LIFE FORM
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS
OTHER STATUS
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION

Stipa columbiana Macoun [10,25]
Stipa nelsonii Scribn. [23]
Stipa occidentalis Thurb. var. minor (Vasey) Hitchcoc. [22]
= A. n. ssp. dorei [2]
Stipa columbiana var. nelsonii (Scribn.) St. John [10,54]

NRCS PLANT CODE:

ACNE9
ACNED
ACNEN2

COMMON NAMES:

Columbia needlegrass
subalpine needlegrass
western needlegrass

TAXONOMY:

The scientific name of Columbia needlegrass is Achnathrum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth (Poaceae) [3,20,60]. Recognized subspecies are:

Achnathrum nelsonii ssp. dorei (Barkworth & J. Maze) Barkworth, Dore's needlegrass [3,20]
Achnathrum nelsonii ssp. longiaristatum (Barkworth & J. R. Maze) Barkworth [3]
Achnathrum nelsonii ssp. nelsonii, Columbia or William's needlegrass [3,54]

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INTRODUCTORY

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SYNONYMS:

NRCS PLANT CODE:

COMMON NAMES:

TAXONOMY:

LIFE FORM:

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:

OTHER STATUS:

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:

Related categories for SPECIES: Achnatherum nelsonii | Columbia Needlegrass