× Arctodupontia Explained

× Arctodupontia is a nothogenus of Arctic and Subarctic plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2]} The only known nothospecies is × Arctodupontia scleroclada, found in the colder regions of Eurasia and North America (Nunavut, Svalbard, Magadan, northern European Russia). It is believed to have originated as a hybrid of two other arctic grasses: Arctophila fulva × Dupontia fisheri.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Tzvelev, Nikolai Nikolaievich. 1973. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshchikh Rastenii 10: 91
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40037397 Tropicos, × Arctodupontia Tzvelev
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/386051#page/116/mode/1up Soreng, R. J. 2003. × Arctodupontia. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 48: 117