Arctagrostis Explained

Arctagrostis is a genus of Arctic and Subarctic plants in the grass family, native to colder parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.^[1]

Species^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

• Arctagrostis arundinacea (Trin.) Beal - Siberia, Russian Far East, Alaska including Aleutians, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta, British Columbia
• Arctagrostis latifolia (R.Br.) Griseb. - Finland, Norway, Svalbard, European + Asiatic Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Alaska, Greenland, Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, Labrador, Ontario, Québec)

formerly included^[2] see Dupontia

• Arctagrostis humilis - Dupontia fisheri

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

External links

• Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora

Notes and References

1. Web site: The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references . 2009-08-19 . Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. . 2008 . The Grass Genera of the World .
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=451080 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Arctagrostis The Plant List search for Arctagrostis
4. Tolmatchev, A. I. 1964. Gramineae. 2: 1–274. In A. I. Tolmatchew Arkticheskaia Flora SSSR
5. Böcher, T. W., K. Holmen & K. Jacobsen. 1968. Flora of Greenland (ed. 2) 312 pp
6. Fredskild, B. 1996. A phytogeographical study of the vascular plants of West Greenland (62°20'-74°00'N). BioScience 45: 1–157