Blackseed Ricegrass

Patis racemosa (Sm.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R. J. Soreng

Grass family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
32 inches
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.