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Poa palustris

Fowl Bluegrass

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149461

Element CodePMPOA4Z1X0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusPoa

Other Common Names

fowl bluegrass (EN) Pâturin des marais (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1988-02-24

Threat Impact Comments

Somewhat threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S4	Yes
Delaware	SNA	No
Tennessee	S1	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S1	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Montana	SU	Yes
Maryland	S1	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SH	Yes
Illinois	S3	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SU	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco Roots	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	96,487

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Capitan Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	14,069

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bend Watershed	Deschutes National Forest	14,829

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.