Orcuttia tenuis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Orcuttia |
| Species: | O. tenuis
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| Orcuttia tenuis Hitchc.
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Orcuttia tenuis, the slender Orcutt grass, is a species of grass which is endemic to northern California.
Description[]
It grows in vernal pool habitat in the western and northern foothills surrounding the Sacramento Valley.
Orcuttia tenuis is a federally listed threatened species.
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Categories:
- Orcuttia
- Endemic flora of California
- Native grasses of California
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Plants described in 1934
- Threatened flora of California
- Chloridoideae stubs