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Kellogg'S Bluegrass (Poa kelloggii)

Description

Poa bolanderi-is a species of-grass-known by the common name-Bolander's bluegrass. It is native to western North America from-British Columbia-to-Utah-to-California, where it is a resident of mountain habitat, particularly-pine-and-fir-forests. It is an annual grass growing in clumps up to 60 centimeters tall. The-inflorescence-occupies the top 10 to 15 centimeters of the stem. It is narrow in flower, with branches appressed, growing parallel to the stem. As the fruit develops the branches spread out, becoming perpendicular to the stem, nodding, or drooping. The branches have few, sparse spikelets.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Poaceae

              • Genus: Poa