Species Details

Vahlodea atropurpurea

mountain hair grass

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Classification

Scientific Name: Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Hartm.
Common Name: mountain hair grass
Family:	Poaceae
Element Code:	PMPOA6M010
USDA Plants Symbol:	VAAT2
Synonyms/Other Names: Deschampsia atropurpurea

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jul-Aug

Elevation:
1710 - 2300 meters
5610 - 7545 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Subalpine coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic

Notes

Notes:
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Maine (ME), Montana (MT), New Hampshire (NH), New York (NY)*, Oregon (OR), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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