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Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana
Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey ssp. fendleriana
Fendler's Blue Grass, Muttongrass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: POFEF
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , OK , SD , TX , UT , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB
Native Habitat: Varied, rocky to rich slopes in sagebrush-scrub, interior chaparral, and southern (rarely northern) high plains grasslands to forests, and from desert hills to low alpine habitats.
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 fendleriana ssp. fendleriana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR