Poa arctica subsp. arctica
Arctic Bluegrass, Arctic Speargrass
Also known as: Poa alpicola Nash +17 more
- Poa alpicola Nash
- Poa alpicola Nash ex Rydb.
- Poa aperta Scribn. & Merr.
- Poa arctica f. vivipara (Hook.) Scoggan
- Poa arctica subsp. aperta (Scribn. & Merr.) Soreng
- Poa arctica subsp. grayana (Vasey) Á.Löve, D.Löve & B.M.Kapoor
- Poa arctica subsp. longiculmis Hultén
- Poa arctica subsp. williamsii (Nash) Hultén
- Poa arctica var. glabriflora Roshev.
- Poa arctica var. grayana (Vasey) Dorn
- Poa arctica var. vivipara (Malmgren) Schol.
- Poa arctica var. vivipara (Malmgren) Schol. ex Flovic
- Poa arctica var. vivipara Hook.
- Poa arctoserpentinicola Jurtzev & Prob.
- Poa callichroa Rydb.
- Poa charkeviczii Prob.
- Poa chionogenes Gand.
- Poa colorata Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Poa arctica subsp. arctica (commonly known as Arctic Bluegrass or Arctic Speargrass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this subspecies is most commonly linked to subalpine or subarctic conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Poa arctica, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, Greenland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Svalbard, Sweden, Tuva, Utah, Washington, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina South
Base Species & Variations