Fowl Bluegrass
Poa palustris L.
Poa palustris, commonly known as Fowl Bluegrass, is a grass species in the Poaceae family. It is native to Asia, Europe, and Northern America. The species was first described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is used for fodder, forage, and in erosion control or revegetation. The lectotype for this species was designated as sheet 87.21 (LINN) by Soreng.
Description
Poa palustris is a grass species found in regions including Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and parts of Canada, as well as in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway. Linnaeus originally described the species based on a plant from central Europe. Earlier references to a Morison plate as a type were not accepted as formal typifications. The plant is utilized in agricultural and ecological contexts for its forage value and ability to stabilize soil.
Other common names
Fowl BluegrassFowl Meadow GrassFowl MeadowgrassSwamp BluegrassSwamp Meadow GrassSwamp Meadow-Grass
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · DK · FI · IS · NO · SE · CL · IE · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · GB · French Southern and Antarctic Lands Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF) · Flanders
Synonyms
Paneion triflorumPoa abietinaPoa adspersaPoa angustifoliaPoa crocataPoa depauperataPoa distansPoa effusaPoa ehrhartianaPoa elegansPoa fertilisPoa fertilis f. coarctataPoa fertilis subsp. exiguaPoa fertilis var. paucifloraPoa fertilis var. turfosaPoa glauca var. crocataPoa hydrophilaPoa hydrophylaPoa janczewskiiPoa kamtschaticaPoa kitaibeliiPoa laevisPoa miliaceaPoa palustris f. coarctataPoa palustris f. paucifloraPoa palustris f. turfosaPoa palustris subsp. volhynensisPoa pinetorumPoa pseudonemoralisPoa riparia