Torreyochloa

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Aveneae
Subtribus: Torreyochloinae
Genus: Torreyochloa
Species: T. erecta – T. fernaldii – T. natans – T. pallida – T. pauciflora
Name

Torreyochloa Church, Amer. J. Bot. 36: 163 (1949)
Type species: Torreyochloa pauciflora (J.Presl) Church, Amer. J. Bot. 36: 163 (1949)

References

Church, G.L. (1949) American Journal of Botany 36: 163.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Torreyochloa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Torreyochloa. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
Tropicos.org 2013. Torreyochloa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 17.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Torreyochloa. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names
English: False Mannagrass

Torreyochloa is a genus of North American and northeast Asian plants in the grass family.[2][3] False mannagrass is a common name for plants in this genus.[4]

Species[5][6][7]

Torreyochloa erecta (Hitchc.) Church - western United States (CA NV OR)
Torreyochloa fernaldii (Hitchc.) Church - Canada (all provinces except Alberta), United States (Northeast, Great Lakes)
Torreyochloa natans (Kom.) Church - Japan, Russia (Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril, Primorye Sakhalin, Magadan)
Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) Church - Japan, Russia (Kamchatka, Sakhalin), Canada (Yukon + all 10 provinces), United States (primarily Northeast, Great Lakes, western mountains, Alaska).
Torreyochloa pauciflora (J.Presl) Church - Canada (Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta), United States (AK CO ID MT OR WA WY SD AZ CA NV UT NM)

References

Tropicos, Torreyochloa G.L. Church
Church, George Lyle. 1949. American Journal of Botany 36: 163-164
Grass Manual Treatment
"Torreyochloa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The Plant List search for Torreyochloa
Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps