OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa autumnalis   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa autumnalis   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Poa autumnalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)

Poa autumnalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-006:

Poa autumnalis   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Poa autumnalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Poa autumnalis

 

COMMON NAME:
Autumn Bluegrass


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JK Marlow    jkm170326_247

March    Polk County    NC

Pearson's Falls

Panicle open, with spreading capillary flexuous branches, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Poa autumnalis, Autumn Bluegrass

JK Marlow    jkm170326_249

March    Polk County    NC

Pearson's Falls

image of Poa autumnalis, Autumn Bluegrass

Gill Newberry    gn05_p_autumnalis_spiklet

May        

Spikelets 4-6 flowered, about 6mm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

image of Poa autumnalis, Autumn Bluegrass

Gill Newberry    gn05_poa_autumnalis_plant

May        

Culms in rather large lax tufts, 30-60cm tall; blades 2-3mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

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JK Marlow    jkm200502_4523

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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JK Marlow    jkm200502_4524

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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JK Marlow    jkm200502_4528

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Poa autumnalis, Autumn Bluegrass

JK Marlow    jkm200502_4529

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Poa autumnalis, Autumn Bluegrass

JK Marlow    jkm200502_4546

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Poa autumnalis, Autumn Bluegrass

JK Marlow    jkm200502_4547

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa autumnalis   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa autumnalis   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Poa autumnalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Poa autumnalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-006:
Poa autumnalis   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Poa autumnalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poa autumnalis

 

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2253

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Moist or dry nutrient-rich forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal or low alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Spring
Bisexual

Inflorescence an open panicle

FRUIT:
Spring
Grain olive
Grain

 

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