PLANTS Profile for Anthoxanthum monticola ssp. monticola (alpine sweetgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. monticola
alpine sweetgrass

Symbol:

ANMOM2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

More Information:

Images:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. monticola

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Synonyms:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. monticola

ANMOO	Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. orthantha (T.J. Sørensen) G. Tucker	alpine sweetgrass
HIALO	Hierochloe alpina (Sw. ex Willd.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. orthantha (T.J. Sørensen) G. Weim.	alpine sweetgrass
HIALO2	Hierochloe alpina (Sw. ex Willd.) Roem. & Schult. var. orthantha (T.J. Sørensen) Hultén
HIMO3	Hierochloe monticola (Bigelow) A. Löve & D. Löve, non Mez
HIOR	Hierochloe orthantha T.J. Sørensen

Distribution:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. monticola


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USA (AK, ME, MT, NH, NY, VT), CAN (LB, NF, NU, ON, QC), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. monticola

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 3 species in Anthoxanthum, 2 subspecies in Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp

Classification:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. monticola

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Anthoxanthum L. – hornwort
Species	Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp – alpine sweetgrass
Subspecies	Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. monticola – alpine sweetgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. monticola

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
Anthoxanthum monticola ssp. orthantha
alpine sweetgrass		Endangered

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 09:20 AM MDT