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

Description

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

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

  • Collar and ligule
    Collar and ligule

Taxonomy

References

  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


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poa_curtifolia
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