Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii Calflora

Taxon Report

Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve, D. Löve & B. M. Kapoor

Patterson's blue grass

Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Poa pattersonii

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Poa abbreviata
Genus:	Poa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Poa abbreviata ssp. jordalii
PLANTS	Poa abbreviata var. jordalii
PLANTS	Poa jordalii
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Poa pattersonii

Information about Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POABP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).