familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusPoa
subgenusPoa subg. Poa
sectionPoa sect. Secundae
subsectionPoa subsect. Halophytae
speciesPoa stenantha
varietyPoa stenantha var. stenantha
Poa stenantha var. stenantha
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 594.
Spikelets not bulbiferous; florets normal. Anthers 1.2-2 mm.
Discussion
Poa stenantha var. stenantha can be difficult to separate from P. secunda subsp. secunda (p. 588). Its main distinguishing features are its strongly keeled lemmas with glabrous intercostal regions, and, when present, callus hairs longer than 0.2 mm. Plants with large panicles and glabrous calluses have been called P. macroclada Rydb. Such plants grow infrequently in the U.S. Rocky Mountain portion of the species' range. They intergrade with the more compact typical form.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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