Species: Poa compressa
Canada Bluegrass
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Poa
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Canada bluegrass
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Grass Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Poaceae - Poa
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Poa compressa is a shallowly rooted, rhizomatous perennial grass.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GNR
Global Status Last Changed
1994-03-22
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Despite its common name, Canada bluegrass (Poa compressa) is undisputedly considered to be a European introduction (Hitchcock 1950, USDA 1948, Fernald 1950, Gleason and Cronquist 1953). Its North American range appears to be the same as that of Poa pratensis.