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Poa palustris

Fowl Bluegrass, Fowl Meadow Grass
Also known as: Paneion triflorum Lunell +12 more
  • Paneion triflorum Lunell
  • Poa abietina Schur
  • Poa adspersa Drejer
  • Poa angustifolia f. effusa (Kit. ex Schult.) Rchb.
  • Poa angustifolia f. fertilis (Host) Rchb.
  • Poa angustifolia var. effusa (Kit.) Schur
  • Poa angustifolia var. effusa Rchb.
  • Poa angustifolia var. fertilis (Host) Rchb.
  • Poa angustifolia var. palustris (L.) Rchb.
  • Poa crocata Michx.
  • Poa effusa Kit.
  • Poa ehrhartiana B.D.Jacks.
  • Poa exigua Dumort.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Poa palustris (commonly known as Fowl Bluegrass or Fowl Meadow Grass) 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
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, 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 Central, Chile South, Great Britain, Ireland, Japan, Kerguelen, Nansei-shoto, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, West Himalaya

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