Podagrostis humilis

(Vasey) Björkman

Alpine Bentgrass

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.963758
Element CodePMPOA8M010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusPodagrostis
Synonyms
Agrostis humilisVasey
Other Common Names
Agrostide humble (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 24, 2007) and Kartesz (1999) here expand the concept of Podagrostis humilis (= Agrostis humilis) to include P. thurberiana (= A. thurberiana), while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
References (1)
  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.