Oryzopsis
Oryzopsis is a genus of Chinese and North American plants in the grass family. Species from this genus are commonly called ricegrass.
The name alludes to the resemblance between this genus and true rice, Oryza.
; Species
- Oryzopsis asperifolia – roughleaf ricegrass - Canada, United States
- Oryzopsis chinensis - China
- Oryzopsis contracta - Colorado, Wyoming, Montana
- Oryzopsis exigua - Wyoming
- Oryzopsis hendersonii - Oregon, Idaho, Washington state
- Oryzopsis holciformis - Israel
- Oryzopsis hymenoides - western North America from British Columbia + Alberta to California + New Mexico
- Oryzopsis pungens - Canada, northern United States
- Oryzopsis swallenii - Idaho, Wyoming
numerous species once regarded as members of Oryzopsis but now considered better suited to other genera: ''Achnatherum Achnella Anemanthele Eriocoma Nassella Piptatherum Piptatheropsis Piptochaetium Ptilagrostis Stipa Stiporyzopsis''