PLANTS Profile for Vahlodea atropurpurea (mountain hairgrass)

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Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.
mountain hairgrass

Symbol:

VAAT2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Photo of Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.

Deschampsia atropurpurea

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Norway. Usage Requirements.

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Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.

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Synonyms:
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.

	AIAT	Aira atropurpurea Wahlenb.
	DEAT2	Deschampsia atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Scheele
	DEATL	Deschampsia atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Scheele var. latifolia (Hook.) Scribn. ex Macoun
	DEATP	Deschampsia atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Scheele var. paramushirensis Kudo
	DEATP2	Deschampsia atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Scheele var. payettii Lepage
	DEPA12	Deschampsia pacifica Tatew. & Ohwi
	VAATL	Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm. ssp. latifolia (Hook.) A.E. Porsild
	VAATP	Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm. ssp. paramushirensis (Kudo) Hultén
	VAFL2	Vahlodea flexuosa (Honda) Ohwi
	VALA2	Vahlodea latifolia (Hook.) Hultén

Distribution:
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.


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USA (AK, CA, CO, ID, ME, MT, NH, NY, OR, VT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Vahlodea

Classification:
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.

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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	Vahlodea Fr. – hairgrass
Species	Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm. – mountain hairgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.

This plant is 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.

Maine:
mountain hairgrass		Possibly Extirpated

Wetland Indicator Status:
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC+

FACW

FACW*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42252.

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

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 04:02 AM MDT