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Grove Meadow Grass
Poa alsodes
Poa alsodes, also known as the grove bluegrass, wood bluegrass, or the grove meadow grass, is a perennial species of grass in the family Poaceae. They are found in North America in areas like eastern Canada and the Appalachian Mountains.
This species could potentially be threatened due to a variety of factors such as invasive species, logging, development, etc.
From the article Poa alsodes on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
These plants grow from 0.3-1.5 meters in height. The leaves of this plant are hairy, mostly flat and thin with their thickness being between 0.5-5 millimeters thick. At the end, they are boat shaped. Leaves more at the base are floppy. They can be confused with Poa saltuensis and Poa trivialis.
Range & habitat
They grow in shaded or partly shaded places with average to wet soil. This includes wooded areas, thickets, floodplains, seeps, riverbanks and swamps. They are found on the continent of North America. In the United States, they can be found in the New England area (Maine, Vermont, Connecticut and New Hampshire), New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. In Canada, it can be found in provinces such as Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, etc.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 128714.