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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa trivialis   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Poa trivialis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)

Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-009:

Poa trivialis   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Poa trivialis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Poa trivialis

 

COMMON NAME:
Rough Bluegrass


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image of Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis, Rough Bluegrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_potr2_001_lvd

        

image of Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis, Rough Bluegrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_potr2_002_lhd

        

image of Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis, Rough Bluegrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_potr2_004_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa trivialis   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Poa trivialis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-009:
Poa trivialis   FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Poa trivialis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poa trivialis

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3796

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, disturbed areas, bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in NC

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bisexual

Inflorescence a panicle, usually open

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Lustrous yellow
Grain

 

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