Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Poa compressa Linnaeus
(Canada Bluegrass)


Family: Poaceae

Status: Exotic

Synonyms:
None

Poa compressa is most easily recognized by its flattened stems. Like all grasses in the genus Poa, it is awnless and there are more than one floret per spikelet in the panicles.
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Poa compressa, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Al Wheeler, Black Range, Meadow Creek, July 28, 2008



Poa compressa, flat side, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Al Wheeler, Black Range, Meadow Creek, July 28, 2008



Poa compressa, edge, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Al Wheeler, Black Range, Meadow Creek, July 28, 2008


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