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Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen
Kentucky bluegrass

       
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Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen

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Synonyms:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen

  POAL Poa alpigena Lindm.
  POPRA5 Poa pratensis L. var. alpigena Fr. ex Blytt
 

Distribution:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CO, ME, MT, NH, NM, VT), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 96 species in Poa, 4 subspecies in Poa pratensis L.
 

Classification:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Poa L. – bluegrass
Species Poa pratensis L. – Kentucky bluegrass
Subspecies Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen – Kentucky bluegrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Hampshire:
alpine meadow grass              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen

Poa pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen

Poa alpigena:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW- FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO NI NO NO FACU NO NO

Poa pratensis:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,OBL FACU FACU+ FAC- FACU FACU FACU+ FACU FACU FAC FACU FACU OBL UPL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 526429.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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