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Poa nemoralis

Poa nemoralis L.

Wood Bluegrass, Wood Blue Grass

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PONE

USDA Native Status: L48 (NI), AK (NI), CAN (NI), GL (I), SPM (I)

This species includes subspecies that are North American natives. However, it also includes subspecies that are not native to North America, e.g. Poa nemoralis ssp. nemoralis, Wood Bluegrass. Non-native taxa are not treated in this database.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall. May be much shorter in alpine habitats.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Subxeric to mesic habitats, such as mossy rocks and scree, usually in forests. Fairly common from boreal forests to low alpine habitats of the Rocky Mountains.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC	FAC	FAC		FAC			FACU	FACU	FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 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 nemoralis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Poa nemoralis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Poa nemoralis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-03-09
Research By: CBR

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