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Alopecurus alpinus Sm.
boreal alopecurus

       
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Photo of Alopecurus alpinus Sm.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Alopecurus alpinus Sm.

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Synonyms:
Alopecurus alpinus Sm.

  ALALG Alopecurus alpinus Sm. ssp. glaucus (Less.) Hultén
  ALALS Alopecurus alpinus Sm. ssp. stejnegeri (Vasey) Hultén
  ALALB Alopecurus alpinus Sm. var. borealis (Trin.) Griseb.
  ALALG2 Alopecurus alpinus Sm. var. glaucus (Less.) Krylov
  ALALO Alopecurus alpinus Sm. var. occidentalis (Scribn. & Tweedy) B. Boivin
  ALALS2 Alopecurus alpinus Sm. var. stejnegeri (Vasey) Hultén
  ALBO6 Alopecurus borealis Trin.
  ALGL8 Alopecurus glaucus Less.
  ALOC7 Alopecurus occidentalis Scribn. & Tweedy
 

Distribution:
Alopecurus alpinus Sm.

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USA (AK, CO, ID, MT, UT, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Alopecurus alpinus Sm.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 16 species in Alopecurus
 

Classification:
Alopecurus alpinus Sm.

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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 Alopecurus L. – foxtail
Species Alopecurus alpinus Sm. – boreal alopecurus
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Alopecurus alpinus Sm.

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 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW FACW NO FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Alopecurus alpinus Sm.

View species account and distribution map 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 40432.

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

 
 
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