PLANTS Profile for Poa alpina (alpine bluegrass)

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Poa alpina L.
alpine bluegrass

Symbol:

POAL2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Poa alpina L.

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Synonyms:
Poa alpina L.

	POALV2	Poa alpina L. ssp. vivipara (L.) Arcang.
	POALV	Poa alpina L. var. vivipara L.
	POVI16	Poa vivipara (L.) Willd.

Distribution:
Poa alpina L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CO, ID, MI, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Poa alpina L.

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 96 species in Poa

Classification:
Poa alpina L.

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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 alpina L. – alpine bluegrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Poa alpina L.

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.

Michigan:
alpine bluegrass		Threatened

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 alpina L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FACU*

FACU

FACU*

FAC

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Poa alpina L.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41076.

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

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

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