Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa trivialis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Poa trivialis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-009:
Poa trivialis FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Poa trivialis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poa trivialis
COMMON NAME:
Rough Bluegrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_potr2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_potr2_002_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_potr2_004_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa trivialis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Poa trivialis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-009:
Poa trivialis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Poa trivialis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poa trivialis
3796
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, disturbed areas, bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in NC
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bisexual
Inflorescence a panicle, usually open
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Lustrous yellow
Grain
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