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Poa curtifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Poa
Species:	P. curtifolia
Binomial name
	Poa curtifolia; Scribn.

Poa curtifolia is a species of grass found on serpentine soils in the Wenatchee Mountains of Washington State.^[1]^[2]

Description

Poa curtifolia is a small grass with firm prominently veined blue-green leaves that are 1.5-3.0 mm wide, generally with a thickened whitish margin. The leaf collar is yellowish and the ligule is membranous.^[2]

Range and ecology

Poa curtifolia is endemic to serpentine scree and soils in the Wenatchee Mountains of Washington State.^[2]^[3]

Gallery

Collar and ligule

Taxonomy

References

^ "Poa curtifolia". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 812. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
^ Burke Herbarium Image Collection

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[inaturalist-Poa_curtifolia-1] "Poa curtifolia". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-09-18.

[Hitchcock_and_Cronquist-2] Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 812. University of Washington Press, Seattle.

[Burke-3] Burke Herbarium Image Collection

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