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Milium effusum

Tall Millet Grass

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150036

Element CodePMPOA43010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusMilium

Other Common Names

American milletgrass (EN) American Milletgrass (EN) Millet diffus (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-07

Change Date1984-04-16

Threat Impact Comments

Land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices are low-level threats to this species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	S1	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Manitoba	S2	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes
Labrador	S1	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Vermont	S4	Yes
Illinois	SX	Yes
Pennsylvania	S4	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S3	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S1	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Maryland	S4	Yes
Connecticut	S1	Yes
Virginia	S3	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	S2	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
East Fork Of Greenbrier	Monongahela National Forest	7,167

References (3)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
King. M. 2019. Milium effusum Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, New Jersey Forest Service, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 11 pp. [<a href="https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/milium-effusum-millet-grass.pdf">https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/milium-effusum-millet-grass.pdf</a>]
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.