Summary
Place of publication:
Handb. Skand. fl. ed. 4:30. 1843
Verified:
03/11/1999
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Czerepanov, S. K. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR). 1995
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
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Common names
English
mountain hair grass – French
deschampsie pourpre –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Hokkaido | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation | Kamchatka | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation | Kurile Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation | Magadan | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Newfoundland | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Quebec | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 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 | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
| 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 | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan [Hokkaido]
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RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Kamchatka, Magadan]
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part]
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Finland, Norway, Sweden
Northern America
-
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Newfoundland, Quebec]
-
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
-
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California]
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba]
Southern America
-
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=412825.
Accessed 25 May 2026.