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Poa curtifolia

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Poa curtifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Poa
Species:
P. curtifolia
Binomial name
Poa curtifolia
Scribn.

Poa curtifolia is a species of grass found on serpentine soils in the Wenatchee Mountains of Washington State.[1][2]

Description

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Poa curtifolia is a small grass with firm prominently veined blue-green leaves that are 1.5-3.0 mm wide, generally with a thickened whitish margin. The leaf collar is yellowish and the ligule is membranous.[2]

Range and ecology

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Poa curtifolia is endemic to serpentine scree and soils in the Wenatchee Mountains of Washington State.[2][3]

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Taxonomy

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References

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  1. ^ "Poa curtifolia". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. ^ a b c Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 812. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
  3. ^ Burke Herbarium Image Collection