Biology:Phippsia
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Short description: Genus of grasses
| Phippsia | |
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| Phippsia algida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Coleanthinae |
| Genus: | Phippsia R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Phippsia algida (Sol.) R.Br.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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, 1744-1792[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), United States (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. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do;jsessionid=85874E238DD18EFFE1DD971BB0ECD6AA?id=12736-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvAuthorSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D85874E238DD18EFFE1DD971BB0ECD6AA%3Ffind_abbreviation%3D%26find_surname%3DPhipps%26find_isoCountry%3D%26find_forename%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal&show_history=true. 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 2013 county distribution maps
- ↑ "Phippsia algida". The Flora of Svalbard. 2012. http://svalbardflora.net/index.php?id=262. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Phippsia algida". Poaceae of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 2001. https://www.mun.ca/biology/delta/arcticf/poa/www/pophal.htm. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Phippsia concinna". The Flora of Svalbard. 2012. http://svalbardflora.net/index.php?id=263. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "Phippsia wilczekii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2012. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=784583. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q2570239 entry
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