Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Piptatherum canadense (Poir) Dorn; also Piptatheropsis canadensis (Poir.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. Soreng; also Oryzopsis canadensis (Poir.) Torr. ex A.Gray Common name(s): Canadian ricegrass, Canada ricegrass, Canada mountain-ricegrass, Canadian mountain-rice, Canada mountain-rice grass Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN