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Taxon: Arctophila fulva (Trin.) Andersson

Genus: Arctophila
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Pooideae tribe: Poeae subtribe: Poinae.
Nomen number: 412653
Place of publication: Pl. Scand. fasc. 2:49. 1852
Name verified on: 19-Feb-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-Oct-2007
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • Arctic marsh grass   (Source: F Svalbard ) – English
  • pendant grass   (Source: F AlaskaAnd ) – English

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    Siberia: Russian Federation - Eastern Siberia, Western Siberia
    Russian Far East: Russian Federation - Kamchatka, Magadan
  • EUROPE
    Northern Europe: Finland; Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Sweden
    East Europe: Russian Federation - European part [n.e.]
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Subarctic America: Canada - Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory; Greenland [s.w.]; United States - Alaska
    Eastern Canada: Canada - Ontario [n.], Quebec [n.]
    Western Canada: Canada - British Columbia [n.], Manitoba [n.]
  • ALSO
    Russian Federation [n.]

References:

  • Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
  • Dore, W. G. & J. McNeill. 1980. Grasses of Ontario. Research Branch Agriculture Canada Monograph 26.
  • Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
  • Rønning, O. I. 1996. The flora of Svalbard.
  • Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  • Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
  • Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR.
  • Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Arctophila fulva (Trin.) Andersson:


Images:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?412653 (20 June 2013)

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