Pleuropogon refractus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pleuropogon refractus (A. Gray) Benth. ex Vasey

Nodding semaphore grass, Nodding semaphoregrass

$Pleuropogon refractus$
2005 Doreen L. Smith

$Pleuropogon refractus$
2022 R.A. Chasey

$Pleuropogon refractus$
2012 Asa Spade

$Pleuropogon refractus$
2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

$Pleuropogon refractus$
2014 Sierra Pacific Industries

Pleuropogon refractus is a perennial grasslike herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Lophochlaena refracta var. refracta

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (133 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Genus:	Pleuropogon
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: riparian, meadows

Communities: Redwood Forest, Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Lophochlaena refracta var. refracta
PLANTS	Lophochlaena refracta

More information about Pleuropogon refractus


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLRE2) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/07/2022).