Plant Data

Names and Taxonomy

  • Common Names: Indian ricegrass, sand rice grass, Indian Millet, Sandgrass
  • Synonyms: Achnatherum hymenoides, Eriocoma cuspidata, Oryzopsis hymenoides, Stipa hymenoides
  • Family: Poaceae (True Grass)
  • Genus Information:

Habit and Size

  • Duration: perennial
  • Habit: grass
  • Shape: bunchgrass
  • Size: 1-2 feet (0.3-0.7 m)
  • Stem:

Leaves

  • Color:
  • Shape: Tightly rolled, wiry, and 0.1–1 mm in diameter
  • Edge:
  • Arrangement:
  • Leaf Retention: deciduous

Flowers and Fruit

  • Sex: monoecious
  • Flower Color: yellow, green
  • Flower Size: An open panicle with diffuse branches
  • Number of Petals:
  • Bloom: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
  • Fruit:

Habitat and Growing Conditions

  • Water Use:
  • Light:
  • Soil: sandy to clayey textured soils
  • Habitat: from desert scrub to ponderosa pine forests

Distribution

  • Distribution:
  • Seen: Ash Meadows
  • Elevation:

Photographs

Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides)

Ash Meadows (7/30)

Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides)

Ash Meadows (7/24)

Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides)

Ash Meadows (7/24)