Pleuropogon refractus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6652

Pleuropogon refractus (A. Gray) Benth. ex Vasey

Nodding semaphore grass, Nodding semaphoregrass

$Pleuropogon refractus$
2005 Doreen L. Smith

$Pleuropogon refractus$
2012 Asa Spade

$Pleuropogon refractus$
2004 Dean Wm. Taylor

$Pleuropogon refractus$
2014 Sierra Pacific Industries

Pleuropogon refractus, a monocot, is a perennial grass (rhizomatous) that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

also called Lophochlaena refracta var. refracta

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


	Plant Distribution Observation Search (116 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Pleuropogon

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: riparian, meadows

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Lophochlaena refracta
CNPS:	Lophochlaena refracta var. refracta

More information about Pleuropogon refractus


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLRE2) BONAP Distribution Map	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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 15, 2021).