Taxon report data from Calflora
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Poa compressa
Common Name:Canada blue grass
Poa compressa, a monocot, is a perennial grass that is non-native to California.
| US Distribution: | introduced |
| Plant Community(s): | Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities, |
| Habitat: | meadows |
| Family: | Poaceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt, Inyo, Kern, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Mono, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yuba
See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
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