Poa bulbosa subsp. bulbosa

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 516.
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Illustrator: Sandy Long

Copyright: Utah State University

Culms 15-25 cm. Spikelets not bulbiferous; florets all normal. Calluses webbed; lemmas short-villous on the keels and marginal veins, intercostal regions sparsely softly puberulent; anthers 1.2-1.5 mm. 2n = unknown.

Discussion

Poa bulbosa subsp. bulbosa is common in its native Europe. It is uncommon in the Flora region, with the only known collections being from Drake, Butler, and Preble counties, Ohio. Whether these collections represent independent introductions or reversion to reproduction by seed is not known.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Robert J. Soreng +
Wash. +, Del. +, Wis. +, W.Va. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wyo. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, N.C. +, Tenn. +, Pa. +, Nev. +, Va. +, Colo. +, Calif. +, Ark. +, Vt. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Conn. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Ohio +, Utah +, Mo. +, Minn. +, Mich. +, Kans. +, Mont. +, Oreg. +  and Ky. +
Introduced +
Poa sect. Bolbophorum +
Poa bulbosa subsp. bulbosa +
Poa bulbosa +
subspecies +