Taxon: Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) G. L. Church

Summary

Genus:

Torreyochloa

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Torreyochloinae

Nomen number:

412777

Place of publication:

Amer. J. Bot. 36:164. 1949

Verified:

03/08/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) G. L. Church var. fernaldii (Hitchc.) Dore (0 active accession[s])
Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) G. L. Church var. pallida (0 active accession[s])
Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) G. L. Church var. pauciflora (J. Presl) J. I. Davis (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland Note: = Puccinellia pallida (Torr.) Clausen
Davis, J. I. 1991. A note on North America Torreyochloa. Phytologia 70:361-365.
Davis, R. 1952. Flora of Idaho. Note: = Glyceria pallida
Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana. Note: = Glyceria pallida
Dore, W. G. & J. McNeill. 1980. Grasses of Ontario. Research Branch Agriculture Canada Monograph 26
Hitchcock, C. L. & A. Cronquist. 1973. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Note: = Puccinellia pallida
Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories. Note: = Glyceria pallida
Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Note: = Glyceria pallida (Torr.) Trin.
Rhoads, A. F. & W. M. Klein, Jr. 1993. The vascular flora of Pennsylvannia. Annotated checklist and atlas. Note: American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora. Note: = Puccinellia pallida (Torr.) Clausen
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9. Note: = Puccinellia pallida
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	Torrey's manna grass			1	Dore, W. G. & J. McNeill. 1980. Grasses of Ontario. Research Branch Agriculture Canada Monograph 26

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana	Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana. Note: = Glyceria pallida
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan	Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora. Note: = Puccinellia pallida (Torr.) Clausen
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland	Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland Note: = Puccinellia pallida (Torr.) Clausen
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Note: = Glyceria pallida (Torr.) Trin.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee	Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska	Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories. Note: = Glyceria pallida
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Utah]

Reference(s)

Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland Note: = Puccinellia pallida (Torr.) Clausen
Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana. Note: = Glyceria pallida
Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories. Note: = Glyceria pallida
Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Note: = Glyceria pallida (Torr.) Trin.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora. Note: = Puccinellia pallida (Torr.) Clausen
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=412777. Accessed 19 October 2026.