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Nardus stricta

(Matgrass)

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Matgrass, Matgrass Nardus Stricta, Moor Matgrass, Moor-Mat Grass, Nard Grass

Common Names in Swedish:

Stagg

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Graminoid

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[1]

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Nardus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

N. stricta (Matgrass)

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 19, 2007:

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = 149.180 meters (489.436 feet), Standard Deviation = 174.810 based on 20,000 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012