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Poa occidentalis Vasey
New Mexico bluegrass
       
Symbol:   POOC  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Distribution:
Poa occidentalis Vasey

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Related Taxa:
Poa occidentalis Vasey

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Classification:
Poa occidentalis Vasey

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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 occidentalis Vasey – New Mexico bluegrass
 

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Poa occidentalis Vasey

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41149.
 
 
Time Generated: 09/21/2008 09:10 AM MDT  
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