Scolochloa festucacea
Sprangletop, Whitetop
Also known as: Aira arundinacea Lilj. ex Roem. & Schult. +13 more
- Aira arundinacea Lilj. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Arundo festucacea Willd.
- Donax borealis Trin.
- Donax festucaceus (Willd.) P.Beauv.
- Festuca borealis (Trin.) Mert. & Koch ex Röhl.
- Festuca borealis (Trin.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
- Festuca donacina Wahlenb.
- Fluminia arundinacea (Roem. & Schult.) Fr.
- Fluminia festucacea (Willd.) Hitchc.
- Graphephorum arundinaceum (Roem. & Schult.) Asch.
- Graphephorum festucaceum (Willd.) A.Gray
- Schenodorus arundinaceus Gaudin ex Roem. & Schult.
- Scolochloa festucacea f. artistata Holmb.
- Scolochloa marchica M.Duvel, Ristow & H.Scholz
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Scolochloa festucacea (commonly known as Sprangletop or Whitetop) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subalpine or subarctic conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Chita, East European Russia, Finland, Germany, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Oregon, Poland, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Sweden, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Føroyar, Mexico Northeast, New York