Orcuttia tenuis

Orcuttia tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Orcuttia
Species: O. tenuis
Binomial name
Orcuttia tenuis
Hitchc.

Orcuttia tenuis (slender Orcutt grass) is a species of grass which is endemic to northern California.

It grows in vernal pool habitat in the western and northern foothills surrounding the Sacramento Valley.

Orcuttia tenuis is a federally listed threatened species.


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