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Poa secunda J. Presl
Sandberg bluegrass



General Information
Symbol: POSE
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status: AK   N
CAN   N
L48   N
Characteristics
Poa secunda
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Poa scabrella
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Native Status:
lower 48 status L48    Alaska status AK    Hawaii status HI    Puerto Rico status PR    Virgin Islands status VI    Navassa Island NAV    Canada status CAN    Greenland status GL    Saint Pierre and Michelon status SPM    North America NA   

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Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MT, Bitterroot National Forest. 1946. Usage Requirements.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Lyon Co., East Walker River Valley. May 29, 2010. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Lyon Co., East Walker River Valley. May 29, 2010. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Lyon Co., East Walker River Valley. May 29, 2010. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Washoe Co. May 23, 2002. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Sierra Co., Diamond Range. June 7, 2003. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Sierra Co., Diamond Range. June 7, 2003. Usage Requirements.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Canada, Ottawa. Usage Requirements.

Sheri Hagwood. USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM). United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. April 13, 2006. Usage Requirements.

Sheri Hagwood. USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM). United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. May 16, 2007. Usage Requirements.

Cassondra Skinner. Provided by USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM). United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. April 24, 2007. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Sierra Co., Dog Valley. May 13, 2010. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Sierra Co., Dog Valley. May 13, 2010. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Sierra Co., Dog Valley. May 13, 2010. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 260. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 261. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 260. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms

Symbol Scientific Name
FEOR Festuca oregona Vasey
POAM Poa ampla Merr.
POBR12 Poa brachyglossa Piper
POBU4 Poa buckleyana Nash
POCA Poa canbyi (Scribn.) Howell
POCO17 Poa confusa Rydb.
POEN2 Poa englishii H. St. John & Hardin
POGR Poa gracillima Vasey
POGRM Poa gracillima Vasey var. multnomae (Piper) C.L. Hitchc.
POIN24 Poa incurva Scribn. & T.A. Williams
POJU Poa juncifolia Scribn.
POJUP Poa juncifolia Scribn. ssp. porteri D.D. Keck
POJUA Poa juncifolia Scribn. var. ampla (Merr.) Dorn
POJUJ Poa juncifolia Scribn. var. juncifolia
POLA15 Poa laevigata Scribn.
PONE3 Poa nevadensis Vasey ex Scribn.
PONEJ Poa nevadensis Vasey ex Scribn. var. juncifolia (Scribn.) Beetle
POOR4 Poa orcuttiana Vasey
POSA12 Poa sandbergii Vasey
POSC Poa scabrella (Thurb.) Benth. ex Vasey
POSEJ Poa secunda J. Presl ssp. juncifolia (Scribn.) Soreng
POSES6 Poa secunda J. Presl ssp. secunda
POSEE Poa secunda J. Presl var. elongata (Vasey) Dorn
POSEI2 Poa secunda J. Presl var. incurva (Scribn. & T.A. Williams) Beetle
POSES3 Poa secunda J. Presl var. stenophylla (Vasey) Beetle
POSTS Poa stenantha Trin. var. sandbergii (Vasey) B. Boivin

Classification

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Rank Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family
Genus Poa L. – bluegrass
Species Poa secunda J. Presl – Sandberg bluegrass

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Michigan
Poa canbyi
Canby's bluegrass
Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Alaska FACU
Arid West FACU
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont FACU
Great Plains FACU
Midwest FACU
Northcentral & Northeast FACU
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast FACU

Wildlife

Food

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Cover

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Description of Values

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