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Vahlodea atropurpurea

(Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman

Mountain Hairgrass

G5Secure Found in 14 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139293
Element CodePMPOA6M010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusVahlodea
Synonyms
Deschampsia atropurpurea(Wahlenb.) ScheeleVahlodea atropurpurea ssp. latifolia(Hook.) Porsild
Other Common Names
Arctic-hair Grass (EN) Deschampsie pourpre (FR) mountain hairgrass (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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-03-03
Change Date1984-04-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MaineS1Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New YorkSXYes
WyomingS3Yes
VermontSHYes
CaliforniaS3Yes
MontanaS4Yes
UtahSNRYes
New HampshireS1Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutSHYes
ManitobaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS1Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
OntarioSHYes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
LabradorS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (14)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
MosmanTongass National Forest53,492
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Coal Ridge Ra 1127Flathead National Forest15,429
Roderick #684Kootenai National Forest29,677
Saddle Mountain #168Kootenai National Forest14,675
Washington (8)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.