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Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii
Poa cusickii Vasey ssp. cusickii
Cusick's Blue Grass, Cusick's Bluegrass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Poa cusickii var. cusickii, Poa filifolia, Poa hansenii
USDA Symbol: POCUC4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 28 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , WANative Habitat: Mesic desert upland and mountain meadows, on and around the Columbia Plateau.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR