Schizachne purpurascens
Purple Oat, False Melic
Other regional names: Purple False Melic +1 more
- Purple False Melic
- Purple Oatgrass
Also known as: Avena callosa Turcz. ex Ledeb., 1853 +5 more
- Avena callosa Turcz. ex Ledeb., 1853
- Avena striata var. capillipes Kom.
- Melica purpurascens (Torr.) Hitchc.
- Schizachne purpurascens f. purpurascens
- Schizachne purpurascens var. callosa (Turcz. ex Griseb.) B.Boivin
- Trisetum purpurascens Torr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Schizachne purpurascens (commonly known as Purple Oat or False Melic) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, East European Russia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tuva, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
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