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Poa stenantha

Poa stenantha Trin.

Narrow-flower Blue Grass, Narrow-flower Bluegrass, Northern Bluegrass

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Poa macroclada

USDA Symbol: POST

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , ID , MT , OR , UT , WA
Canada: AB , BC
Native Habitat: Coastal meadows and on cliffs in subarctic and boreal forests. Less common in moist, more southern subalpine and low alpine meadows and thickets.

National Wetland Indicator Status

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

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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