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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