Poa compressa L. Canada bluegrass
Canada bluegrass is a widespread, but introduced, North American plant. Identification: This grass is 12-24" (30-60 cm) high. Its culms (stems) are green or grayish blue, and relatively flat. Leaves are up to 4" (10 cm) × ⅛" (4.5 mm), also bluish in color. In cross section, the leaves may appear fairly flat or V-shaped, and leaf tips are shaped like the keel of a boat. Where they attach to the culm, they wrap around it for a length of about an inch. The stem tips are topped by a flowerhead that is described and drawn as sparse by some sources, and denser by others. It is about 2-5" (5-12 cm) long and 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) around. Online References:
Poa compressa at Illinois Wildflowers Poa compressa on chestofbooks.com Poa compressa on Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness Poa compressa on ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov (PDF) Poa compressa on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database Poa compressa on CalPhotos Poa compressa on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network Poa compressa on eFloras
Poa compressa description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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