PLANTS Profile for Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica (northern sweetgrass)

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Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.
northern sweetgrass

Symbol:

HIHIA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N

More Information:

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Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.

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Synonyms:
Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.

	ANHIA	Anthoxanthum hirtum (Schrank) Y. Schouten & Veldkamp ssp. arcticum (J. Presl) G. Tucker
	HIODA	Hierochloe odorata (L.) P. Beauv. ssp. arctica (J. Presl) Tzvelev

Distribution:
Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY)

Related Taxa:
Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Hierochloe, 2 subspecies in Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás

Classification:
Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.

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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	Hierochloe R. Br. – sweetgrass
Species	Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás – northern sweetgrass
Subspecies	Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim. – northern sweetgrass

Wetland Indicator Status:
Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.

Hierochloe hirta:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás ssp. arctica (J. Presl) G. Weim.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40861.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 01/15/2009 03:19 PM MST