Poa alpigena grows up to 75 cm (30 in) tall, with firm leaf blades. Its panicle grows up to 13 cm (5.1 in) high, with its lax branches sometimes reflexed. Its crowded spikelets are 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) long. Its glumes are lance-ovate, with the second glume sometime reaching to the middle of the lemma above it. The nerves of the glumes range from glabrous to scabrous, and the lemmas are minutely pubescent.[2]
Poa alpigena has a similar habit to Poa arida, only taller.[2] The most distinguishing characteristic of P. alpigena is its curved underground stem.[3]
^Qian, H.; Klinka, K. (1998). Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens. UBC Press. p. 111. ISBN9780774806527.
^ abcMerrit Lyndon Fernald (1970). R. C. Rollins (ed.). Gray's Manual of Botany (Eighth (Centennial) - Illustrated ed.). D. Van Nostrand Company. p. 118. ISBN0-442-22250-5.
^Bor, N. L. (1953). "THE GENUS POA LINN. IN INDIA". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 50 (1). Diocesan Press: 791.
^Schwarzenbach, F.H. (2010). Botanical Observations on the Penny Highlands of Baffin Island: A Historical Document. Verlag Books on Demand. p. 67. ISBN9783842318847.
January 01, 1970
alpigena, species, grass, occurring, mountainous, regions, specific, epithet, alpigena, means, growing, alpine, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, monocots, clade, commelinids, order, poales, family, . Poa alpigena is a species of grass occurring in mountainous regions Its specific epithet alpigena means growing in the alpine Poa alpigena Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Clade Commelinids Order Poales Family Poaceae Subfamily Pooideae Genus Poa Species P alpigena Binomial name Poa alpigena Fries Lindm Synonyms 1 Poa pratensis subsp alpigenaDescription editPoa alpigena grows up to 75 cm 30 in tall with firm leaf blades Its panicle grows up to 13 cm 5 1 in high with its lax branches sometimes reflexed Its crowded spikelets are 3 7 mm 0 12 0 28 in long Its glumes are lance ovate with the second glume sometime reaching to the middle of the lemma above it The nerves of the glumes range from glabrous to scabrous and the lemmas are minutely pubescent 2 Poa alpigena has a similar habit to Poa arida only taller 2 The most distinguishing characteristic of P alpigena is its curved underground stem 3 The grass flowers from June to August Distribution and habitat editPoa alpigena occurs in alpine meadows wet slopes bogs and other similar wet areas It can be found from Greenland and Labrador to the Yukon and as far south as Newfoundland Michigan Prince Edward Island and the alpine areas of the White Mountains 2 In terms of soil content P alpigena prefers loose deep soil especially sandy alluvium 4 References edit Qian H Klinka K 1998 Plants of British Columbia Scientific and Common Names of Vascular Plants Bryophytes and Lichens UBC Press p 111 ISBN 9780774806527 a b c Merrit Lyndon Fernald 1970 R C Rollins ed Gray s Manual of Botany Eighth Centennial Illustrated ed D Van Nostrand Company p 118 ISBN 0 442 22250 5 Bor N L 1953 THE GENUS POA LINN IN INDIA The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 50 1 Diocesan Press 791 Schwarzenbach F H 2010 Botanical Observations on the Penny Highlands of Baffin Island A Historical Document Verlag Books on Demand p 67 ISBN 9783842318847 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poa alpigena amp oldid 1110165847, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
