Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Poa autumnalis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa autumnalis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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.
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JK Marlow jkm170326_249
March Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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Gill Newberry gn05_p_autumnalis_spiklet
May
Spikelets 4-6 flowered, about 6mm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm200502_4523
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200502_4524
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200502_4528
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200502_4529
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200502_4546
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200502_4547
May Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Poa autumnalis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa autumnalis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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
2253
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
Habitat: Moist or dry nutrient-rich forests, per Weakley's Flora
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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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