Phippsia Explained

Phippsia is a genus of Arctic and alpine plants in the grass family.^[1]

The genus is named in honour of Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, 1744-1792^[2] a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, and is commonly known as ice grass or snow grass.

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

• Phippsia algida^{[6] [7]} - Scandinavia (incl Iceland + Svalbard), Russia (northern European Russia, Krasnoyarsk, Western Siberia, Yakutia, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan), Greenland, Canada (3 Arctic territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador), United States (Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado)
• Phippsia concinna^[8] - Norway incl Svalbard, Sweden, Greenland, Quebec, Alaska, Russia (Magadan, Yakutia, Western Siberia, Krasnoyarsk, northern European Russia)
• Phippsia wilczekii^[9] - Mendoza Province in Argentina

formerly included^[10] numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Catabrosa Colpodium Puccinellia

Notes and References

1. Brown, Robert. 1823. Chloris Melvilliana 27
2. Web site: Phipps, Constantine John (1744-1792) . International Plant Names Index . 2012 . 6 March 2012.
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00479.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Phippsia The Plant List search for Phippsia
5. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Phippsia Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
6. Web site: Phippsia algida . The Flora of Svalbard . 2012 . 6 March 2012.
7. Web site: Phippsia algida . Poaceae of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . 2001 . 6 March 2012.
8. Web site: Phippsia concinna . The Flora of Svalbard . 2012 . 6 March 2012.
9. Web site: Phippsia wilczekii . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . 2012 . 6 March 2012.
10. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=433646 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families