Arctagrostis latifolia

Arctagrostis latifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Hookerochloinae
Genus: Arctagrostis
Species: Arctagrostis latifolia

Name

Arctagrostis latifolia (R.Br.) Griseb. in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 4: 434 (1852)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cinna brownii Rupr. in Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 2: 66 (1845)
  • Cinna latiphylla D.L.Fu in Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12: 247 (2024), nom. superfl.
  • Colpodium latifolium R.Br. in W.E.Parry, Suppl. App. Parry's Voy.: clxxxvi (1824)
  • Panicularia latifolia (R.Br.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 782 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis paradoxa R.Br. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 31 (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Arctagrostis anadyrensis V.N.Vassil. in Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 17: 52 (1955)
  • Arctagrostis aristulata Petrov in Fl. Iakut. 1: 161 (1930)
  • Arctagrostis glauca Petrov in Fl. Iakut. 1: 159 (1930)
  • Arctagrostis latifolia f. aristata Holmb. in Skand. Fl. 1: 141 (1922)
  • Arctagrostis latifolia var. aristulata (Petrov) Tzvelev in Zlaki SSSR: 526 (1976)
  • Arctagrostis latifolia subsp. gigantea Tzvelev in Arktichesk. Fl. SSSR 2: 38 (1964)
  • Arctagrostis latifolia var. gigantea (Tzvelev) Tzvelev in Zlaki SSSR: 526 (1976)
  • Arctagrostis latifolia var. longiglumis Polunin in Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 92: 48 (1940)
  • Arctagrostis latifolia subsp. nahanniensis A.E.Porsild in Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 171: 120 (1961)
  • Arctagrostis stricta Petrov in Fl. Iakut. 1: 156 (1930)
  • Colpodium latifolium var. viviparum Scheutz in Pl. Vasc. Jenis.: 192 (1888)
  • Vilfa xerampelina Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 103 (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regionalː Subarctic Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, East European Russia, Finland, Greenland, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Svalbard, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutiya, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Grisebach, A.H.R. in C.F.von Ledebour, (1852) Flora Rossica 4(13): 434.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Arctagrostis latifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Arctagrostis latifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Arctagrostis latifolia. Published online. Accessed: November 30 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Arctagrostis latifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Wideleaf polargrass
• suomi: Lapinhilpi

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