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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Pleuropogon refractus
nodding semaphoregrass


 
Scientific Name: Pleuropogon refractus (Gray) Benth. ex Vasey
English Name: nodding semaphoregrass
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: PLEUREF
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Monocotyledoneae Cyperales Poaceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G4 (Aug 2016)
Provincial Status: S4 (Apr 2019)
BC List: Yellow
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General Status Canada: 3 - Sensitive (2010)
   
Ecology & Life History
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(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Forest / Conifer Forest - Moist/wet / Unknown
Forest / Mixed Forest (deciduous/coniferous mix) / Unknown
Riparian / Riparian Forest / Unknown
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Disjunct, more common elsewhere:
Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere:
 
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References and Related Literature
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp.
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar, eds. 2001b. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 7, Monocotyledons (Orchidaceae through Zosteraceae). B.C. Minist. Sustainable Resour. Manage., and B.C. Minist. For. Victoria, BC. 379pp.
 

Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.

Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Pleuropogon refractus. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 8, 2026).