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Canada Bluegrass (Poa Compressa) Native Growing Regions: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming

• Category: Monocot
• Genus: Poa
• Family: Poaceae
• Order: Cyperales
• Class: Liliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Graminoid
• Native Status: L48 (I) AK (I) HI (I) CAN (I) SPM (I)
• State Noxious Status: CT (PIB)
• State Noxious Common Name: CT (Canada bluegrass)
• PLANTS Invasive Status: WI
• National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU- FAC
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FACU-) 3(FACU+) 4(FACU) 5(FACU) 6(FAC-) 7(FACU) 8(FACU) 9(FACU+) 0(FAC) A(FAC)
• Active Growth Period: Spring
• After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Moderate
• Allelopath: No
• Bloat: None
• C:N Ratio: Medium
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: No
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Color: Yellow
• Flower Conspicuous: No
• Foliage Color: Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
• Foliage Texture: Fine
• Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
• Growth Form: Rhizomatous
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Height Mature (feet): 2
• Leaf Retention: No
• Lifespan: Moderate
• Low Growing Grass: Yes
• Resprout Ability: No
• Shape and Orientation: Erect
• Toxicity: None
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: None
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
• Cold Stratification Required: No
• Drought Tolerance: Medium
• Fertility Requirement: Low
• Fire Tolerance: Low
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 90
• Moisture Use: Medium
• pH (Minimum): 5
• pH (Maximum): 7
• Precipitation (Minimum): 12
• Precipitation (Maximum): 45
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 10
• Salinity Tolerance: None
• Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): -38
• Bloom Period: Mid Spring
• Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
• Propagated by Bare Root: No
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: No
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: No
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 2392820
• Seed Spread Rate: Slow
• Seedling Vigor: Low
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: Slow

Canada Bluegrass (Poa Compressa)

Poa Compressa, or more commonly know as Canada Bluegrass, is a graminoid with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Poa. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 2 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring, blooms during mid spring and is tolerant of shade. Poa Compressa or Canada Bluegrass‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii, specifically in the states of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Tags: Cyperales, Graminoid, Green, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta, Moderate, Monocot, Perennial, Poa, Poaceae, Rhizomatous

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