familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusPoa
subgenusPoa subg. Poa
sectionPoa sect. Stenopoa
speciesPoa glauca
Poa glauca var. pekulnejensis
Common names: Pekulnei bluegrass
Synonyms: Poa pekulnejensis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 578.
Plants glaucous; densely tufted. Culms 5-20 cm. Sheaths closed for 1/10 – 1/5 their length. Spikelets bulbiferous; florets bulb-forming; anthers aborted, about 0.8 mm or undeveloped. 2n = unknown.
Discussion
Poa glauca var. pekulnejensis is known only from sporadic records in Alaska and the Russian Far East. It can be difficult to distinguish from P. hartzii subsp. vrangelica (p. 589), but differs in its tighter habit and thicker glumes.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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Wash. +, Maine +, N.H. +, Vt. +, Wis. +, Idaho +, Oreg. +, Wyo. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +, Alaska +, Nev. +, Colo. +, Calif. +, Ariz. +, Mich. +, Mont. +, Utah +, Minn. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon + and S.Dak. +
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