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Canadian ricegrass

Piptatheropsis canadensis (Poir.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Piptatheropsis

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
رزية كندية, عذم كندي
English
Canadian ricegrass

Synonyms

  • Oryzopsis canadensis (Poir.) Torr. ex A.Gray
  • Oryzopsis juncea Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
  • Oryzopsis macounii (Scribn.) Beal
  • Piptatherum canadense (Poir.) Dorn
  • Stipa canadensis Poir.
  • Stipa juncea Michx.
  • Stipa macounii Scribn.
  • Urachne canadensis (Poir.) Torr.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.