Phippsia
| Ice grass Snow grass | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Phippsia R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Phippsia algida (Sol.) R.Br. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Vilfa subg. Phippsia Trin. | |
Phippsia is a genus of Arctic and alpine plants in the grass family.[2]
The genus is named in honour of Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, 1744-1792Small text[3] a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, and is commonly known as "Ice grass" or "Snow grass".
- Phippsia algida[8][9] - Scandinavia (incl Iceland + Svalbard), Russia (northern European Russia, Krasnoyarsk, Western Siberia, Yakutia, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan), Greenland, Canada (3 Arctic territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador), USA (Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado)
- Phippsia concinna[10] - Norway incl Svalbard, Sweden, Greenland, Quebec, Alaska, Russia (Magadan, Yakutia, Western Siberia, Krasnoyarsk, northern European Russia)
- Phippsia wilczekii[11] - Mendoza Province in Argentina
- formerly included[4]
numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Catabrosa Colpodium Puccinellia
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Phippsia (Trin.) R. Br.
- ↑ Brown, Robert. 1823. Chloris Melvilliana 27
- ↑ "Phipps, Constantine John (1744-1792)". International Plant Names Index. 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ↑ The Plant List search for Phippsia
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 20013 county distribution maps
- ↑ "Phippsia algida". The Flora of Svalbard. 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Phippsia algida". Poaceae of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Phippsia concinna". The Flora of Svalbard. 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Phippsia wilczekii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.