Arctic grass vs Sallow Button

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Sallow Button
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Poales (злакоцветные)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Tortricidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Acleris
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Acleris hastiana

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden