Phippsia algida, the ice grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is native to the high arctic, and higher elevations in the Rockies. A perennial reaching , it can tolerate a wide range of soils, from highly saline or alkaline, to acidic peat bogs, and can be found from tidal mudflats, to tundra, to mountaintops. It has been assessed as Least Concern.
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