PLANTS Profile for Hierochloe pauciflora (arctic sweetgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.
arctic sweetgrass

Symbol:

HIPA3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.

Savastana pauciflora

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 172. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.

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Synonyms:
Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.

	ANAR20	Anthoxanthum arcticum Veldkamp
	SAPA17	Savastana pauciflora (R. Br.) Scribn. & Merr.

Distribution:
Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.


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

Related Taxa:
Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Hierochloe

Classification:
Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.

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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 pauciflora R. Br. – arctic sweetgrass

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Hierochloe pauciflora R. Br.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40858.

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