Anthoxanthum monticola
Alpine Sweetgrass
Also known as: Anthoxanthum monticola f. monstruosa (Koidz.) Yonek. +17 more
- Anthoxanthum monticola f. monstruosa (Koidz.) Yonek.
- Anthoxanthum monticola subsp. alpinum (Sw. ex Willd.) Soreng
- Anthoxanthum monticola subsp. orthanthum (T.J.Sørensen) G.C.Tucker
- Dimesia monticola (Bigelow) Raf.
- Dimesia monticola (Bigelow) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Hierochloe alpina (Sw. ex Willd.) Roem. & Schult.
- Hierochloe alpina f. alpina
- Hierochloe alpina f. monstruosa (Koidz.) Ohwi
- Hierochloe alpina f. soperi Polunin
- Hierochloe alpina subsp. orthantha (T.J.Sørensen) G.Weim.
- Hierochloe alpina var. aristata Raspail
- Hierochloe alpina var. monstruosa Koidz.
- Hierochloe alpina var. orthantha (T.J.Sørensen) Hultén
- Hierochloe alpina var. sajanensis Reverd.
- Hierochloe alpina var. vivipara Honda
- Hierochloe monstruosa (Koidz.) Honda
- Hierochloe monstrusosa (Koidz.) Honda
- Hierochloe orthantha T.J.Sørensen
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Anthoxanthum monticola (commonly known as Alpine Sweetgrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, Greenland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mongolia, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Svalbard, Sweden, Tuva, Vermont, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon