Patis racemosa (Sm.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & Soreng

Black-fruited Mountain Ricegrass

Synonyms: Milium racemosum, Oryzopsis melanocarpa, Oryzopsis racemosa, Piptatherum nigrum, Piptatherum racemosum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Poaceae

Genus: Patis

Species: Patis racemosa

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Patis racemosa