Pleuraphis rigida Thurb. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Pleuraphis rigida Thurb.

Summary

Genus:

Pleuraphis

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Hilariinae

Nomen number:

28866

Place of publication:

S. Watson et al., Bot. California 2:293. 1880

Verified:

10/16/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

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

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Hilaria rigida (Thurb.) Benth. ex Scribn.

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Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
Kartesz, J. T. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 1994
Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16. 1992

Common names

English
big galleta –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Norte
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte, Chihuahua, Sonora]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28866. Accessed 18 July 2025.