Alpine_bluegrass

<i>Poa alpina</i>

Poa alpina

Species of grass

Poa alpina, commonly known as alpine meadow-grass[1] or alpine bluegrass,[2][3] is a species of grass with a primarily holarctic distribution.[4]

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It is noted for being pseudoviviparous: in place of seeds, it sometimes reproduces asexually, creating new plantlets in the spikelets.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. [2]
    Poa alpina, Alpine bluegrass MNFI.
  3. [3]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Poa alpina". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Poa alpina L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. [5]
    Simon Pierce; Clare M. Stirling; Robert Baxter. "Pseudoviviparous Reproduction of Poa alpina...During Long-term Exposure to Elevated Atmospheric CO2" (PDF).[dead link]


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