Icegrass

(Phippsia)

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Description

Phippsia is a genus of Arctic and alpine plants in the grass family.The genus is named in honour of Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave, 1744-1792 a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer, and is commonly known as "Ice grass" or "Snow grass".

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Cyperales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Phippsia
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