Orcuttia

Orcuttia
Orcuttia tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Orcuttia Vasey
Species
see text

Orcuttia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.

There are about five species native to California and Baja California. These annual grasses, known generally as Orcutt grass, are all rare and federally protected in the United States.

Species:

• Orcuttia californica - California Orcutt grass (endangered)
• Orcuttia inaequalis - San Joaquin Valley Orcutt grass (threatened)
• Orcuttia pilosa - hairy Orcutt grass (endangered)
• Orcuttia tenuis - slender Orcutt grass (threatened)
• Orcuttia viscida - Sacramento Orcutt grass (endangered)

External links

• Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
• Jepson Manual Treatment: Orcuttia
• USDA Plants Profile

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