familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusAnthoxanthum
speciesAnthoxanthum monticola
subspeciesAnthoxanthum monticola subsp. monticola
Anthoxanthum monticola subsp. monticola
Synonyms: Hierochloe orthantha Hierochloe alpina subsp. orthantha Anthoxanthum monticola subsp. orthanthum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 760.
Awns of upper staminate florets 4.5-7 mm, attached at or above midlength, straight or weakly geniculate, the lower portion not twisted or twisted with 1(2) gyres. 2n = 56, 58, 63.
Discussion
Anthoxanthum monticola subsp. monticola grows from Greenland to the eastern side of Hudson Bay, through Labrador, and south to northern New England. It usually grows in similar, but wetter and more exposed, habitats than those occupied by subsp. alpinum.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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