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Catabrosa aquatica

(L.) Beauv.

Brook Grass

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134737

Element CodePMPOA19010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusCatabrosa

Other Common Names

Brookgrass (EN) Catabrose aquatique (FR) Water Hairgrass (EN) Water Whorlgrass (EN) water whorlgrass (EN)

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.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (2007) recognizes that the species is variable but having no infraspecific taxa.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1988-02-24

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Labrador	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S1	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S2	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S1	Yes
Nunavut	S3	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S3	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Alaska	S1	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
California	S1	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S3	Yes
Wisconsin	S1	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Italian Peak	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	141,158

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Italian Peak	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	90,401

Utah (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
418002	Uinta National Forest	19,152
418003	Uinta National Forest	10,912
418004	Uinta National Forest	16,661
Fishlake Mountain	Fishlake National Forest	25,217

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Singer Peak	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	10,498

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
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.