| Poa curtifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Poa |
| Species: | P. curtifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Poa curtifolia Scribn. | |
Poa curtifolia is a species of grass found on serpentine soils in the Wenatchee Mountains of Washington State.
Description
Poa curtifolia is a small grass with firm prominently veined blue-green leaves that are 1.5-3.0 mm wide, generally with a thickened whitish margin. The leaf collar is yellowish and the ligule is membranous.
Range and ecology
Poa curtifolia is endemic to serpentine scree and soils in the Wenatchee Mountains of Washington State.
Gallery
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Collar and ligule
Taxonomy
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References
- "Poa curtifolia". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 812. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
- Burke Herbarium Image Collection
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