Species: Poa arctica
Arctic Bluegrass
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Poa
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
arctic bluegrass - pâturin arctique
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Grass Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Poaceae - Poa - Species is taxonomically difficult. Distinction between different subspecies not always made.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Evergreen grass, monocot, Poaceae.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-05-29
Global Status Last Changed
1996-05-29
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
C or D. Range is uncertain because of difficult taxonomy. BC to Alberta; peripheral in WA, Okanogan and Jefferson (Olympic NF) cos.; in modified form in Cascades of WA and OR. Southward in Rocky Mnts. MT, WY, UT (UT plateau & Abajo Mnts), Co, n NM. Olympic Mts. plants may be P. gracillima or P. stenantha.