Poa saltuensis

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusPoa
Species:Poa saltuensis Fernald & Wiegand
Common NameOldpasture Bluegrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; 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; G5T5 (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

SynonymFull Citation
Poa debilis var. acutiflora Poa debilis var. acutiflora Vasey ex Macoun

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: Bath (KY), Casey (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Franklin (KY), Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lincoln (KY), Logan (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Menifee (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Whitley (KY), Cumberland (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100568490 Whitley Kentucky Steve Walker
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568342 Marion Kentucky Richard H. Hannan
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568193 Franklin Kentucky Steven Rice
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568243 Knox Kentucky Deborah White
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568136 Casey Kentucky Bruce Hoagland
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568359 Marshall Kentucky Raymond Athey
EKY
Poa saltuensis
N/A Franklin Kentucky S. Rice
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568391 Metcalfe Kentucky Elizabeth M. Browne
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568409 Montgomery Kentucky Julian Campbell
EKY
Poa saltuensis
N/A Franklin Kentucky S. Rice
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568177 Estill Kentucky Richard G. Guetig
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100143757 Bath Kentucky Julian Campbell
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568474 Rockcastle Kentucky J. Stuart Lassetter
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568508 Whitley Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568276 Lawrence Kentucky Romie Hughart
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568334 Madison Kentucky David D. Taylor
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568227 Franklin Kentucky Steven Rice
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568300 Lincoln Kentucky Timothy J. Weckman
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568151 Crittenden Kentucky Raymond Athey
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568375 McCracken Kentucky Randy L. Mears
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568094 Logan Kentucky Raymond Athey
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568250 Laurel Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568318 Lincoln Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Poa saltuensis
APSC0055365 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Poa saltuensis
31234100568383 Menifee Kentucky Carol Hanley
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568458 Pulaski Kentucky John Richard Abbott
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568482 Whitley Kentucky Steve Walker
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568284 Laurel Kentucky Richard H. Hannan
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568441 Powell Kentucky Timothy J. Weckman
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568201 Franklin Kentucky John MacGregor
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568466 Rockcastle Kentucky Timothy J. Weckman
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568425 Pike Kentucky Elizabeth M. Browne
EKY
Poa saltuensis
N/A Franklin Kentucky S. Rice
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568367 McCracken Kentucky Raymond Athey
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568417 Muhlenberg Kentucky Landon E. McKinney
EKY
Poa saltuensis
31234100568185 Estill Kentucky Richard G. Guetig
EKY
Poa saltuensis
APSC0042791 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Poa saltuensis
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Poa saltuensis - Dwayne Estes
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