Family: Poaceae
black-seeded rice grass, mountain rice grass
[Milium racemosum Sm., more...]
Aaron_Carlson
Aaron_Carlson
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Patis: Latin patus for "pasture"
Plants: perennial grass
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial grass
Conservation Status: Native
Forests of oak, sugar maple-basswood, oak-red maple, oak-hickory, conifer-hardwoods, sugar maple-beech-oak-hemlock, elm-hickory-sugar maple. This is a handsome forest understory grass of generally dry to dry-mesic forests. The shiny, resupinate leaves and black lemmas with long awns are distinctive. Found mainly in the southwestern corner of the state but scattered elsewhere, especially in the east.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 8 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Grasses of Iowa: Detailed photographs, descriptions, maps
Aaron_Carlson
Aaron_Carlson
Emmet J. Judziewicz
