Hierochloe alpina Roem. & Schult.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Hierochloe

Characteristics

Tufted on short rhizomes, 2–5 dm; panicle compact, 3–5 cm; glumes 6–8 mm; sterile lemmas awned below the tip, the awn of the lower lemma short and straight, that of the upper lemma 5–9 mm, geniculate; 2n=56–78. Often apomictic. Circumboreal in arctic and alpine meadows, s. to alpine summits of N. Engl. and N.Y. (Savastana a.)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Usage

Uses fiber
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Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:404857-1
WFO ID wfo-0000874253
COL ID 3LVH8
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Synonyms

Aira alpina Hierochloe alpina f. monstruosa Hierochloe alpina Hierochloe monticola Hierochloe orthantha Savastana alpina Hierochloe alpina f. alpina Hierochloe alpina subsp. orthantha Hierochloe alpina var. aristata Hierochloe alpina var. sajanensis Hierochloe alpina var. alpina Hierochloe alpina subsp. alpina Hierochloe alpina var. monstruosus