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Arctophila fulva (pendantgrass)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Arctophila is a genus of Arctic and Subarctic plants in the grass family. The only known species is Arctophila fulva, commonly known as pendant grass, native to northern parts of Eurasia and North America (Russia, Finland, Sweden, Svalbard, Greenland, Alaska, Canada).
View Wikipedia Record: Arctophila fulva

Infraspecies

Arctophila fulva var. fulva

Attributes

Flower Color [1]  Brown
Foliage Color [1]  Yellow
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Drought Tolerance [1]  None
Fire Tolerance [1]  Low
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Container, Seed, Sod
Regrowth Rate [1]  Rapid
Root Depth [1]  12 inches (30 cm)
Seed Vigor [1]  High
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Height [1]  24 inches (0.6 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 2 Low Temperature: -50 F° (-45.6 C°) → -40 F° (-40 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Moderate Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Very Rich
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Protected Areas

Predators

Anser albifrons (Greater White-fronted Goose)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0