Achnatherum sibiricum
Needlegrass
Also known as: Achnatherum avenoides (Honda) D.M.Chang +6 more
- Achnatherum avenoides (Honda) D.M.Chang
- Achnatherum sibiricum var. qinghaiense Yu J.Wang
- Avena sibirica L.
- Oryzopsis sibirica (L.) Beal
- Stipa avenoides Honda
- Stipa sibirica (L.) Lam.
- Stipa sibirica var. pubescens Reverd.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Achnatherum sibiricum (commonly known as Needlegrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya