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Poa strictiramea
Poa strictiramea Hitchc.
Big Bend Blue Grass, Big Bend Bluegrass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Poa involuta
USDA Symbol: POST6
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: TXNative Habitat: Shady, upland mountain slopes, in and around the Chihuahuan Desert.
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 strictiramea in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Poa strictiramea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Poa strictiramea
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR