familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusPoa
subgenusPoa subg. Poa
sectionPoa sect. Abbreviatae
speciesPoa abbreviata
subspeciesPoa abbreviata subsp. abbreviata
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Common names: Dwarf bluegrass
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Ligules 0.4-1.7(3) mm, apices truncate to acute. Spikelets not bulbiferous; florets normal. Calluses glabrous, rarely webbed; lemmas with keels and marginal veins short- to long-villous, hairs extending along 5/6 of the keel, intercostal regions softly puberulent to short-villous; anthers 0.2-0.8 mm. 2n = 42.
Discussion
Poa abbreviata subsp. abbreviata is a common high arctic subspecies that also grows at scattered locations in the Brooks Range, Alaska, and in the Rocky Mountains of the Northwest Territories. It has a circumpolar distribution, but is not common in the Eurasian continental arctic.
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Lower Taxa
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