Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:67. 1753
Verified:
05/13/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
alpine bluegrass – alpine meadow grass – bluegrass – German
Alpen-Rispengras – Swedish
fjällgröe – Transliterated Russian
mjatlik al' pijskij –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | | | | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation | Dagestan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Qinghai | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xinjiang | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xizang | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | s.e. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Mongolia | Mongolia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation-Far East | Far East | n. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia | Eastern Siberia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Western Siberia | Western Siberia | n. & s.e. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | n. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | n. |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Estonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | n. & e. |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | w. |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Iceland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sicily |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | alpine regions |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Newfoundland | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Quebec | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | n. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | c. & w. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Idaho | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Montana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | e. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | c. & w. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | n. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Northwest Territory | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Yukon Territory | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Greenland | | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | United States | Alaska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Manitoba | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Saskatchewan | n. |
Native
Africa
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey
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CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia (n. & s.e.)], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan (s.e.), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
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MONGOLIA:
Mongolia
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RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation-Far East [Far East (n.)]
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CHINA:
China [Qinghai, Xinjiang, Xizang]
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India (n.), Nepal, Pakistan (n.)
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Slovakia
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part (n. & e.)], Estonia, Ukraine (w.)
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France (incl. Corsica)
Northern America
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Quebec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Newfoundland]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Saskatchewan (n.), Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Michigan (n.)]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado (c. & w.), Idaho, Montana, Oregon (e.), Washington, Wyoming (c. & w.)]
-
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Utah (n.)]
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REGION:
Mexico (alpine regions)
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | forage | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
| Environmental | erosion control | | Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170 |
| Environmental | revegetator | | Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
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(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28896.
Accessed 28 January 2023.