Poa glauca
Glaucantha Bluegrass, Glaucous Bluegrass
Other regional names: Glaucous Meadow Grass
- Glaucous Meadow Grass
Also known as: Paneion glaucum (Vahl) Lunell +18 more
- Paneion glaucum (Vahl) Lunell
- Poa arctica var. altaica (Trin.) Regel
- Poa caesia subsp. bequetii Hack.
- Poa caesia subsp. glauca (Vahl) Hartm.
- Poa caesia var. freartis Noher
- Poa caesia var. glauca (Vahl) Hartm.
- Poa densissima Roshev. ex Ovcz., 1933
- Poa extremorientalis Ohwi, 1938
- Poa freartitis Boiss. ex Orph.
- Poa ganeschinii Roshev. ex Kom.
- Poa glauca Clairv., 1811
- Poa glauca DC., 1815
- Poa glauca Hegetschw. & Heer, 1839
- Poa glauca subsp. extremorientalis (Ohwi) Vorosch., 1988
- Poa glauca var. anadryica (Roshev.) Tzvelev
- Poa glauca var. glaucantha Blytt ex Böcher
- Poa glauca var. glaucanthos (Gaudin) Lindm.
- Poa glaucanthos Gaudin
- Poa litvinoviana Ovcz.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, Poa glauca (commonly known as Glaucantha Bluegrass or Glaucous Bluegrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nepal, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
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)
Argentina South, Chile South
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms