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Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot
autumn bluegrass

   
Symbol: POAU
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N
GL    N



Photograph of Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 257. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc.
 
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Synonyms:
Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot

  POFL10 Poa flexuosa Muhl., non Sm.
 

Distribution by State:
Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot

Distributional Map for Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot
Distribution Map Legend

Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot distribution:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NJ, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA), CAN (NU, QC), DEN (GL)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA

 

Related Taxa:
Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot

338 genera in Poaceae, 96 species in Poa
 

Classification:
Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Poaceae – Grass family
Genus   Poa L. – bluegrass
Species   Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot – autumn bluegrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

New Jersey:
flexuous spear grass Endangered
Pennsylvania:
autumn bluegrass Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FACW- FAC FACW- FAC NO NO FAC- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliot

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41111.

 

 

 

 
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