PLANTS Profile for Arctagrostis latifolia (wideleaf polargrass)

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Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.
wideleaf polargrass

Symbol:

ARLA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Photo of Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.

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Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.

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Distribution:
Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.


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

Related Taxa:
Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 1 species in Arctagrostis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb. ssp. arundinacea (Trin.) Tzvelev. .

Arctagrostis latifolia ssp. arundinacea
wideleaf polargrass

Distribution of Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb. ssp. latifolia. .

Arctagrostis latifolia ssp. latifolia
wideleaf polargrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.

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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	Arctagrostis Griseb. – polargrass
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb. – wideleaf polargrass

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan			Low	Low			Low	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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 40472.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 03:22 PM CST