Poa compressa
Canada Bluegrass, Canadian Bluegrass
Other regional names: Flattened Meadow Grass
- Flattened Meadow Grass
Also known as: Paneion compressum (L.) Lunell +17 more
- Paneion compressum (L.) Lunell
- Poa cenisia subsp. sardoa Em.Schmid
- Poa compressa f. depauperata Millsp.
- Poa compressa f. langiana (Rchb.) Neuman
- Poa compressa f. muralis Asch. & Graebn.
- Poa compressa f. polynoda (Parn.) Neuman
- Poa compressa subsp. compressa
- Poa compressa subsp. depauperata Mutel
- Poa compressa subsp. expansa N.Böhling & H.Scholz
- Poa compressa subsp. langeana (Rchb.) Nyman
- Poa compressa subsp. langeana (Rchb.) Rouy
- Poa compressa subsp. langiana (Rchb.) Arcang.
- Poa compressa subsp. langiana (Rchb.) W.D.J.Koch ex Hegi
- Poa compressa subsp. polynoda (Parn.) Syme
- Poa compressa subsp. sylvestris Torr.
- Poa compressa var. arenosa Schur
- Poa compressa var. brevifolia Jansen & Wacht.
- Poa compressa var. collina Schur
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Poa compressa (commonly known as Canada Bluegrass or Canadian Bluegrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Haiti, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Jamaica, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lesotho, Louisiana, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon