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Mountain Hairgrass (Vahlodea atropurpurea)

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Vahlodea Atropurpurea, or more commonly know as Mountain Hairgrass, is a graminoid of the genus Vahlodea. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Vahlodea Atropurpurea or Mountain Hairgrass's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Vahlodea
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N) AK (N) CAN (N) GL (N)
  • State T/E Status: ME (PX)
  • State T/E Common Name: ME (mountain hairgrass)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC FACW
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACW) 8(FAC+) 9(FACW) 0(FACW*) A(FAC)





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