Index / Search / Piptatheropsis pungens
§1 Plant
Piptatheropsis pungens (Torr.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng
vernacular mountain ricegrass — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Piptatheropsis
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
County-level range
· 157 counties across 16 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 157 counties across 16 states/territories.
Colorado view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alpena 26007
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Emmet 26047
- Huron 26063
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lake 26085
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Missaukee 26113
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ogemaw 26129
- Oscoda 26135
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
Minnesota view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Becker 27005
- Cass 27021
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake 27075
- Morrison 27097
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Roseau 27135
- St. Louis 27137
- Wadena 27159
- Washington 27163
New Hampshire view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Burnett 55013
- Clark 55019
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Florence 55037
- Forest 55041
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Menominee 55078
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Richland 55103
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- St. Croix 55109
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Washburn 55129
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Wood 55141
Wyoming view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PIPU9 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/6560151 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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