Indian Ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides)

   

Indian Ricegrass, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, Centennial Museum, University of Texas at El Paso. Photograph by Paul Hotchkin.

• Common English Names: Indian Ricegrass
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Achnatherum hymenoides (ack-NAY-thair-rum hi-men-NOID-ees)
• Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
• Geographic Range: Great Plains to the Pacific and south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Grass.
• Remarks: Long known as Oryzopsis hymenoides

Last Update: 6 May 2006