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Vahlodea atropurpurea

Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm.

Arctic Hair Grass, Mountain Hairgrass

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Aira atropurpurea, Deschampsia atropurpurea, Deschampsia atropurpurea var. latifolia, Deschampsia atropurpurea var. paramushirensis, Deschampsia atropurpurea var. payettii, Deschampsia pacifica, Vahlodea atropurpurea ssp. latifolia, Vahlodea atropurpurea ssp. paramushirensis, Vahlodea flexuosa, Vahlodea latifolia

USDA Symbol: VAAT2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , ME , MT , NH , NY , OR , VT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Moist to wet open woods, forest edges, streamsides, snowbeds, and meadows, in montane to alpine and subarctic habitats.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FACW	FACW						FACW	FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Vahlodea atropurpurea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Vahlodea atropurpurea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Vahlodea atropurpurea

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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