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Pendant grass
Arctophila fulva.jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Arctophila (plant)
Species:
fulva
Synonyms
  • Poa sect. Arctophila Rupr.
  • Poa fulva Trin.
  • Glyceria fulva (Trin.) Fr.
  • Colpodium fulvum (Trin.) Griseb.
  • Graphephorum fulvum (Trin.) A.Gray
  • Glyceria pendulina Laest. ex Wahlenb.
  • Molinia pendulina (Laest. ex Wahlenb.) Hartm.
  • Poa pendulina (Laest. ex Wahlenb.) J.Vahl
  • Poa deflexa Rupr.
  • Poa laestadii Rupr.
  • Poa latiflora Rupr.
  • Poa poecilantha Rupr.
  • Poa remotiflora Rupr.
  • Poa similis Rupr.
  • Poa trichoclada Rupr.
  • Colpodium pendulinum (Laest. ex Wahlenb.) Griseb.
  • Colpodium pendulinum var. simile (Rupr.) Griseb.
  • Graphephorum pendulinum (Laest. ex Wahlenb.) A.Gray
  • Colpodium malmgrenii Andersson
  • Colpodium mucronatum Beal
  • Arctophila brizoides Greene
  • Arctophila chrysantha Greene
  • Arctophila effusa Lange
  • Arctophila effusa f. depauperata Nath.
  • Arctophila fulva f. aristata (Polunin) Scoggan
  • Arctophila fulva subsp. pendulina (Laest.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Arctophila fulva subsp. similis (Rupr.) Tzvelev
  • Arctophila gracilis Greene
  • Arctophila laestadii Rupr.
  • Arctophila latiflora Rupr.
  • Arctophila mucronata Hack. ex Vasey
  • Arctophila poecilantha Rupr.
  • Arctophila remotiflora Rupr.
  • Arctophila trichoclada Rupr.
  • Arctophila trichopoda Holm

Arctophila is a special type of plant, a genus of grasses that grows in very cold places. These areas are known as the Arctic and Subarctic regions. It belongs to the large grass family.

The only known species in this group is Arctophila fulva. You might know it by its common name, pendant grass. This name comes from how its seeds or flowers might hang down.

Where Pendant Grass Grows

Pendant grass is a native plant to the northern parts of the world. It can be found across both Eurasia and North America.

Countries and Regions

  • In Russia, it grows in many northern areas.
  • You can also find it in Finland and Sweden.
  • It thrives in the cold climate of Svalbard, an archipelago north of mainland Europe.
  • It is also found in Greenland, a large island mostly covered by ice.
  • Across the ocean, it grows in Alaska in the United States.
  • It is also widespread throughout Canada's northern territories.

This grass is well-adapted to survive in very cold environments. It is an important part of the plant life in these chilly parts of the world.

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