PLANTS Profile for Anthoxanthum monticola (alpine sweetgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp
alpine sweetgrass

Symbol:

ANMO7

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

More Information:

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Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp

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Synonyms:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp

ANMO14

Anthoxanthum monticolum (Bigelow) Veldkamp, orth. var.

Distribution:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, ME, MT, NH, NY, VT), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 3 species in Anthoxanthum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. alpinum (Sw. ex Willd.) Soreng. . Image Available.

Anthoxanthum monticola ssp. alpinum
alpine sweetgrass

Distribution of Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp ssp. monticola. .

Anthoxanthum monticola ssp. monticola
alpine sweetgrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp

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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

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp

The related entities and 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.

Maine:
Hierochloe alpina [=ANMOA3]
alpine sweet-grass		Threatened
New York:
Anthoxanthum monticola ssp. orthantha [=ANMOM2]
alpine sweetgrass		Endangered
Vermont:
Hierochloe alpina [=ANMOA3]
alpine sweet-grass		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Anthoxanthum monticola (Bigelow) Veldkamp

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 508922.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 03:15 PM CST