Alpine Bluegrass

Poa alpina L.

Grass family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Height
16 inches
Flower Color
Yellow, Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind
Larval Host Erebia discoidalis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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