Mountain Hairgrass

Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr. ex Hartm. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.