Graminoids
Common Graminoids of the Alaska Boreal Forest and Tundra
Spring 2006 -
Biology 474 -
Syllabus -
Introduction -
2004 Final Presentation Guidelines
Plant List -
Plant Characteristics -
Literature
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 Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago -
 Flora of North America -
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| Bryophytes - Clubmosses, Horsetails, and Ferns - Forbs - Graminoids - Lichens - Low Shrubs - Prostrate Shrubs - Trees - Plant List - Plant Characteristics | ||||
| Family | Latin Name | Common Name | USDA | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graminoids | ||||
| 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 | |