Phippsia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Coleanthinae
Genus: Phippsia
Species: P. algida – P. concinna – P. wilczekii
Name

Phippsia R.Br., Chlor. Melvill.: 27 (1823)

Type species: Phippsia algida (Sol.) R.Br., Chlor. Melvill.: 27 (1823)

References

Brown, R. 1823. Chloris Melvilliana 27.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Phippsia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 11. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Phippsia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 11.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Phippsia. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec. 2013.

Vernacular names
suomi: Tunturihilvet

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.

Species[4][5][6][7]

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. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
"Phippsia algida". Poaceae of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
"Phippsia concinna". The Flora of Svalbard. 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
"Phippsia wilczekii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.