PLANTS Profile for Poa arctica ssp. arctica (arctic bluegrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica
arctic bluegrass

Symbol:

POARA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Line Drawing of Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica

Poa cenisia var. arctica

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 258. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica

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Synonyms:
Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica

	POARL5	Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. longiculmis Hultén
	POARW2	Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. williamsii (Nash) Hultén
	POARG2	Poa arctica R. Br. var. glabriflora Rosh.
	POARV	Poa arctica R. Br. var. vivipara Hook.
	POCEA	Poa cenisia All. var. arctica (R. Br.) K. Richt.
	POLO10	Poa longipila Nash
	POWI2	Poa williamsii Nash

Distribution:
Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica


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USA (AK, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 96 species in Poa, 5 subspecies in Poa arctica R. Br.

Classification:
Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica

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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 arctica R. Br. – arctic bluegrass
Subspecies	Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica – arctic 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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica

Poa arctica:

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

FACU

FACU*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Poa arctica R. Br. ssp. arctica

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41078.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 12:07 PM CDT