Torreyochloa pallida
Torreyochloa pallida
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Grows well in a sunny position, though it seems to prefer light shade. It typically occurs on continuously moist, saturated, and shallow flooded soils, usually with an acid pH, on soils comprised of loamy, organic, or sandy substrates[1]. The plant's tolerance to salinity, alkalinity, and high acidity is not well reported[1]. Seed retention is fair to good, production is high and seed fill is excellent. False mannagrass also ripens over several weeks in late summer wherever soil moisture is non-uniform. These features make wild collection easy[1]. At moderate elevations in Oregon, the plant can form its own plant association where it comprises 30 - 80% of the total cover. Most of the surface area between plants is mud or open water[1].
Propagation
Seed - usually sown in situ in its native habitats, it can also be sown in a cold frame in the autumn or spring. Surface sow, and gently press the seed into the soil so that it is just covered. Prick the seedlings out into individual pots or a nursery seedbed and grow on until large enough to plant out. Division of the rhizomes is easy. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Torreyochloa+pallida>
Pollinators
Wind
References
- [1]Plants Database — United States Department of Agriculture · http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet ↩︎An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.
- [2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.