Poa bulbosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Poa bulbosa L.

Bulbous blue grass, Bulbous bluegrass

Poa bulbosa is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1676 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. bulbosa ... ssp. vivipara
Genus:	Poa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Poa bulbosa var. vivipara

Information about Poa bulbosa from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POBU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).