Graminoids

Families of Flowering Plants • Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Flora of North America • borealforest.org

Family	Latin Name	Common Name	USDA	Other
Grasses
Graminae (Poaceae)	Alopecurus alpinus Sm.	Alpine Foxtail	ALAL2
Graminae	Arctagrostis latifolia (R. Br.) Griseb.	Polar Grass	ARLA2
Graminae	Arctophila fulva (Trin.) Anders.	Pendant Grass	ARFU2
Graminae	Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv.	Bluejoint	CACA4
Graminae	Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) Beauv.,	Tufted Hair-grass	DECA18
Graminae	Dupontia fisheri R. Br.	Tundra Grass	DUFI
Graminae	Festuca brachyphylla Schult.	Short-leafed Fescue Alpine Fescue	FEBR
Graminae	Hordeum jubatum	Squirrel-tail Grass Foxtail Barley	HOJU
Graminae	Phippsia algida (Soland.) R. Br., Snow	Frigid Phippsia Snowgrass	PHAL??
Graminae	Poa arctica R.Br.	Arctic Meadow-grass Arctic Bluegrass	POAR2
Graminae	Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter	Spiked Trisetum Narrow False-oat	TRSP2
Sedges
Cyperaceae	Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.	Water or Aquatic Sedge	CAAQ
Cyperaceae	Carex atrofusca Schkuhr	Dark-brown Sedge	CAAT7
Cyperaceae	Carex bigelowii Torr.	Rigid, Stiff or Bigelow’s Sedge	CABI5
Cyperaceae	Carex chordorrhiza	Creeping Sedge or Cordroot Sedge	CACH5
Cyperaceae	Carex rupestris All.	Rock Sedge	CARU3
Cyperaceae	Carex saxatilis L.	Russet or Rocky Sedge	CASA10
Cyperaceae	Carex subspathacea Wormsk.	Hoppner Sedge	CASU8
Cyperaceae	Eriophorum angustifolium Honck.	Common, Tall, or Narrow-leafed Cottongrass	ERAN6
Cyperaceae	Eriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe	Scheuchzer’s or Arctic Cottongrass	ERSC2
Cyperaceae	Eriophorum vaginatum L.	Sheathed Cottongrass Hare’s Tail	ERVA4
Cyperaceae	Kobresia myosuroides (Vill.) Fiori & Paol.	Bellard’s Kobresia	KOMY
Rushes
Juncaceae	Juncus arcticus Willd.	Arctic Rush	JUAR2
Juncaceae	Juncus biglumis L.	Two-flowered Rush	JUBI2
Juncaceae	Luzula arctica Blytt	Snow or Arctic Wood-rush	LUAR9
Juncaceae	Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv.	Small-flowered Wood-rush	LUPA4
Juncaceae	Luzula confusa Lindeb.	Northern Wood-rush	LUCO5

Last Updated: 27-Mar-2006
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