Poa alsodes A.Gray is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Poa alsodes A.Gray

Poa alsodes A.Gray

Poa alsodes A.Gray is a North American grass that grows in shaded wet-soil habitats, and can be mistaken for two similar Poa species.

Family
Genus
Poa
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Poa alsodes A.Gray

Poa alsodes A.Gray plants grow to heights between 0.3 and 1.5 meters. Their leaves are hairy, mostly flat, and thin, measuring 0.5 to 5 millimeters in thickness, with a boat-shaped tip. Lower basal leaves are floppy. This species can be confused with Poa saltuensis and Poa trivialis. It grows in shaded or partially shaded locations with average to wet soil, including wooded areas, thickets, floodplains, seeps, riverbanks, and swamps. It is native to the North American continent. In the United States, it occurs in the New England region (Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, and New Hampshire), as well as New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. In Canada, it is found in provinces including Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Poa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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