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Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
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Nevada Symbols
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Nevada State Grass
Indian Rye Grass
(Oryzopsis hymenoides)
Adopted in 1977
Indian Rice Grass, Oryzopsis hymenoides, was adopted in 1977 as the Nevada State Grass. It was once a source of food for Native Nevada Indians. Indian Rice Grass now provides valuable feed for wildlife and range livestock. This tough native grass, which is found throughout the state, is known for its ability to reseed and establish itself on sites damaged by fire or over grazing.
CHAPTER 235
STATE EMBLEMS; GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS
STATE SEAL AND MOTTO
NRS 235.055 State grass. The grass known as Indian Ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides) is hereby designated as the official state grass of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 386)
It is drought-resistant, adapted to dry, sandy soils. The plant grows in dense clumps, up to 2 feet tall and are beautifully airy & a graceful accent in rock garden, or flower beds & a great sandy soil/meadow reclamation grass.
By June, it turns straw colored & remains this color until Winter rains renew its growth. Often found in flower markets, many people grow it specifically for cutting. The leaves are slender and nearly as long as the stems. It is highly palatable to livestock, both while green in summer and dried in winter. Natural stands in many areas have been greatly depleted by over grazing. This is an important species for reseeding range lands. Seeds were formerly used by Indians for
grinding into meal and making bread.
Taxonomic Hierarchy
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Plantae -- Plants |
| Subkingdom |
Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants |
| Superdivision |
Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
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Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
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Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
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Cyperales – |
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Poaceae – Grass family |
| Genus |
Achnatherum Beauv. – needlegrass |
| Species |
Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth – Indian ricegrass |
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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