PLANTS Profile for Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii (Patterson's bluegrass)

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Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor
Patterson's bluegrass

Symbol:

POABP

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor

Poa pattersonii

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor

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Synonyms:
Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor

	POABJ	Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. jordalii (A.E. Porsild) Hultén
	POABJ2	Poa abbreviata R. Br. var. jordalii (A.E. Porsild) B. Boivin
	POJO	Poa jordalii A.E. Porsild
	POPA3	Poa pattersonii Vasey

Distribution:
Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor


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USA (AK, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT, YT)

Related Taxa:
Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 96 species in Poa, 3 subspecies in Poa abbreviata R. Br.

Classification:
Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor

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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 abbreviata R. Br. – short bluegrass
Subspecies	Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor – Patterson's bluegrass

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor

Poa pattersonii:

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,FAC+

FAC+

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524546.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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