Poa laxa subsp. fernaldiana

(Nannf.) Hyl.
Common names: Mount washington bluegrass
Endemic
Synonyms: Poa fernaldiana
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 572.
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Illustrator: Sandy Long

Copyright: Utah State University

Basal branching mainly intravaginal. Blades very thin. Panicles 2-8 cm, lax, loosely contracted, sparse, with 1-3 branches per node; branches flexuous, smooth or infrequently very sparsely scabrous. Glumes lanceolate; calluses of at least some proximal florets sparsely webbed, rarely all glabrous; lemmas with keels short-villous for at least 1/2 their length, lateral veins glabrous; anthers (0.6)0.8-1.1(1.3) mm. 2n = 42.

Discussion

Poa laxa subsp. fernaldiana is native from Newfoundland south to New England.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Robert J. Soreng +
(Nannf.) Hyl. +
Mount washington bluegrass +
Ill. +, Ind. +, Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Ga. +, Wash. +, Utah +, Alaska +, Colo. +, Idaho +, N.Mex. +, Nev. +, Maine +, N.H. +, Vt. +, Del. +, D.C +, Wis. +, Iowa +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Wyo. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Md. +, Mass. +, R.I. +, Fla. +, Calif. +, W.Va. +, Tex. +, La. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, Tenn. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ariz. +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Miss. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, Puerto Rico +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Va. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Greenland +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.S. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +  and Yukon +
Poa fernaldiana +
Poa laxa subsp. fernaldiana +
Poa laxa +
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