Poa sylvestris

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusPoa
Species:Poa sylvestris A. Gray
Common NameWoodland Bluegrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Boone (KY), Bracken (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Christian (KY), Crittenden (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Graves (KY), Greenup (KY), Harlan (KY), Henderson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Mercer (KY), Morgan (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Perry (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), McNairy (TN), Macon (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Perry (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wayne (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: SWMT, VDB, MDKY, UOS, ETSU, KNK, UCHT, BOON, MEM, APSC, EKY, HTTU, BEREA, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100144391 Adair Kentucky 24 Apr 1988 Bruce Hoagland
31
EKY
Poa sylvestris
31234100144409 Anderson Kentucky 27 May 1978 William S. Bryant
575
EKY
Poa sylvestris
31234100144326 Anderson Kentucky 18 Aug 1978 William S. Bryant
441
EKY
Poa sylvestris
TENN-V-0033800 Anderson Kentucky
TENN
Poa sylvestris
APSC0063624 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Poa sylvestris
TENN-V-0033168 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Poa sylvestris
TENN-V-0033169 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Poa sylvestris
TENN-V-0033783 Ballard Kentucky
TENN
Poa sylvestris
APSC0094189 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Poa sylvestris
APSC0094190 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Poa sylvestris
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