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Sorghastrum nutans

(L.) Nash

Yellow Indiangrass

G5Secure Found in 14 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146412
Element CodePMPOA5Q020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSorghastrum
Other Common Names
Faux-sorgho penché (FR) Indiangrass (EN) Indiangrass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-28
Change Date1984-09-06
Range Extent Comments
Occurs from Quebec to Manitoba and North Dakota, south to eastern Colorado, southern Utah, central Mexico, and Florida.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New JerseyS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
FloridaS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
KansasS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
TexasSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
UtahS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingS2Yes
Rhode IslandS1Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
VermontS3Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MaineS1Yes
IllinoisS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
South CarolinaS4Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS3Yes
OntarioS4Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
QuebecS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (14)
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bald River Gorge AdditionCherokee National Forest1,728
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.