Poa palustris Linnaeus. Section: Pandemos. Fowl Bluegrass, Fowl Meadow-grass. Phen: Jun-Jul. Hab: Meadows, moist areas, bogs, calcareous spring marshes, stream banks and bars, beaver meadows. Dist: Circumboreal, south in North America to VA, w. NC, MO, and NM. Some populations, especially southward, may represent introductions.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA24, G, HC, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WV, Tucker (1996); = n/a – Tat
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 6
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