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| − | * | + | * Scientific Name: ''Poa'' ''secunda'' |
* Family: Poaceae | * Family: Poaceae | ||
* Common Names: big bluegrass, Sandberg bluegrass, Sandberg's bluegrass, Nevada bluegrass | * Common Names: big bluegrass, Sandberg bluegrass, Sandberg's bluegrass, Nevada bluegrass | ||
* Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Poa fulvescens, Poa tenuifolia'' | * Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Poa fulvescens, Poa tenuifolia'' | ||
* CODON: POASEC | * CODON: POASEC | ||
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| − | ==Taxonomy== | + | [[File:POASEC1.jpg |thumb|Photo by Robert L. Carr, also featured on Main Page]] |
| + | ===Taxonomy=== | ||
{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
| − | | name = | + | | name = |
| − | | image = | + | | image = |
| − | | | + | | image_caption = Photo by Robert L. Carr. Also featured on Main Page. |
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | ||
| − | | subregnum = | + | | subregnum = Viridiplantae |
| − | | phylum = | + | | phylum = Tracheophyta |
| − | | subphylum= | + | | subphylum= Spermatophytina |
| classis = Magnoliopsida | | classis = Magnoliopsida | ||
| subclassis = Lilianae | | subclassis = Lilianae | ||
| ordo = Poales | | ordo = Poales | ||
| familia = Poaceae | | familia = Poaceae | ||
| − | | genus = | + | | genus = ''Poa'' L. |
| species = '''''Poa secunda''''' J. Presl | | species = '''''Poa secunda''''' J. Presl | ||
| + | | synonyms = *''Poa fulvescens'' Trin. | ||
| + | *''Poa tenuifolia'' Nutt. ex S. Watson | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | <ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=41103#null</ref> | ||
| − | ==Description== | + | ===Description=== |
Densely tufted perennial herb. Leaf sheaths are nearly open, generally truncate to acuminate. Variable structure in terms of stiffness and margin flatness. Inflorescence is more or less one-sided, generally appressed to rachis to ascending. The spikelet is generally more or less cylindrical, the callus hairless or with a small ring of hairs. Lemma weakly keeled to rounded. <ref>Robert J. Soreng 2012, ''Poa secunda'', in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) ''Jepson eFlora'', /eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=38882, accessed on June 02, 2020.</ref> | Densely tufted perennial herb. Leaf sheaths are nearly open, generally truncate to acuminate. Variable structure in terms of stiffness and margin flatness. Inflorescence is more or less one-sided, generally appressed to rachis to ascending. The spikelet is generally more or less cylindrical, the callus hairless or with a small ring of hairs. Lemma weakly keeled to rounded. <ref>Robert J. Soreng 2012, ''Poa secunda'', in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) ''Jepson eFlora'', /eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=38882, accessed on June 02, 2020.</ref> | ||
| − | ==Bloom Period== | + | ===Bloom Period=== |
April-July<ref>WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, | April-July<ref>WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, | ||
& University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Poa%20secunda</ref> | & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Poa%20secunda</ref> | ||
| − | ==Distribution== | + | ===Distribution=== |
From Southeastern Alaska across southern Canada, although more sporadically east of the Rockies. Throughout the western states of the US and Great Plains, infrequently in New Mexico and Arizona.<ref name=":0">Howard, Janet L. 1997. Poa secunda. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. | From Southeastern Alaska across southern Canada, although more sporadically east of the Rockies. Throughout the western states of the US and Great Plains, infrequently in New Mexico and Arizona.<ref name=":0">Howard, Janet L. 1997. Poa secunda. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. | ||
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, | ||
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</ref> | </ref> | ||
| − | ==Habitat== | + | ===Habitat=== |
Sagebrush deserts, mountain meadows, open forest, lower alpine slopes, saline wetlands, chaparral, prairies.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, | Sagebrush deserts, mountain meadows, open forest, lower alpine slopes, saline wetlands, chaparral, prairies.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, | ||
B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual''. | B. et al. (2018). ''Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual''. | ||
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It grows well in rich soils but most commonly grows in rocky, shallow, or sandy soils.<ref name=":0" /> | It grows well in rich soils but most commonly grows in rocky, shallow, or sandy soils.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| − | ==Uses== | + | ===Uses=== |
Documentation of Newe use of seeds as food.<ref>Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from <nowiki>http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=poa+secunda</nowiki></ref> | Documentation of Newe use of seeds as food.<ref>Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from <nowiki>http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=poa+secunda</nowiki></ref> | ||
''Poa secunda'' greens up in the spring earlier than other grasses, and is a desirable forage for grazing animals, and increases under grazing pressure. It regenerates after fire, and because of early growth, is often dormant when fires occur.<ref name=":0" /> | ''Poa secunda'' greens up in the spring earlier than other grasses, and is a desirable forage for grazing animals, and increases under grazing pressure. It regenerates after fire, and because of early growth, is often dormant when fires occur.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| − | ==Propagation== | + | ===Propagation=== |
Reproduces by tillering and by seed. ''P. secunda'' is wind-pollinated and self-fertile, and can also produce viable seeds without pollination.<ref name=":0" /> | Reproduces by tillering and by seed. ''P. secunda'' is wind-pollinated and self-fertile, and can also produce viable seeds without pollination.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| − | ==Photo Gallery== | + | ===Photo Gallery=== |
| − | ==References== | + | <gallery> |
| + | File:POASEC2.jpg|Photo by Robert L. Carr | ||
| + | File:POASEC3.jpg|Photo by Robert L. Carr | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===References=== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:28, 20 March 2021
- Scientific Name: Poa secunda
- Family: Poaceae
- Common Names: big bluegrass, Sandberg bluegrass, Sandberg's bluegrass, Nevada bluegrass
- Synonyms/Misapplications: Poa fulvescens, Poa tenuifolia
- CODON: POASEC
Contents
Taxonomy
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Subkingdom: | Viridiplantae |
| Phylum: | Tracheophyta |
| Subphylum: | Spermatophytina |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: | Lilianae |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Poa L. |
| Species: | Poa secunda J. Presl |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Description
Densely tufted perennial herb. Leaf sheaths are nearly open, generally truncate to acuminate. Variable structure in terms of stiffness and margin flatness. Inflorescence is more or less one-sided, generally appressed to rachis to ascending. The spikelet is generally more or less cylindrical, the callus hairless or with a small ring of hairs. Lemma weakly keeled to rounded. [2]
Bloom Period
April-July[3]
Distribution
From Southeastern Alaska across southern Canada, although more sporadically east of the Rockies. Throughout the western states of the US and Great Plains, infrequently in New Mexico and Arizona.[4]
Habitat
Sagebrush deserts, mountain meadows, open forest, lower alpine slopes, saline wetlands, chaparral, prairies.[4][5]
It grows well in rich soils but most commonly grows in rocky, shallow, or sandy soils.[4]
Uses
Documentation of Newe use of seeds as food.[6]
Poa secunda greens up in the spring earlier than other grasses, and is a desirable forage for grazing animals, and increases under grazing pressure. It regenerates after fire, and because of early growth, is often dormant when fires occur.[4]
Propagation
Reproduces by tillering and by seed. P. secunda is wind-pollinated and self-fertile, and can also produce viable seeds without pollination.[4]
Photo Gallery
Photo by Robert L. Carr
Photo by Robert L. Carr
References
- ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=41103#null
- ↑ Robert J. Soreng 2012, Poa secunda, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, /eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=38882, accessed on June 02, 2020.
- ↑ WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, & University of Washington. Retrieved from https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Poa%20secunda
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Howard, Janet L. 1997. Poa secunda. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/graminoid/poasec/all.html [2020, June 2]
- ↑ Hitchcock, C. L., Cronquist, A., Giblin, D., & Legler, B. et al. (2018). Flora of the Pacific Northwest: an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
- ↑ Native American Ethnobotany Database. Retrieved from http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=poa+secunda
