Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey

Muttongrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Poa

Characteristics

A grass.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.55
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Sagebrush desert to wooded areas at mid elevations on mountains and occasionally on dry ridges in the south of its range.
More
It is a temperate to tropical plant.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

The seeds are parched and ground and boiled and thickened and made into balls.
Uses animal food fodder medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 13 - 17
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Poa fendleriana unspecified picture

Distribution

Poa fendleriana world distribution map, present in Colombia and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:204214-2
WFO ID wfo-0000892284
COL ID 4KLS8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Atropis fendleriana Paneion longiligulum Poa montana Uralepis poioides Atropis californica Poa californica Poa fendleriana Puccinellia fendleriana Eragrostis fendleriana Panicularia fendleriana Poa fendleriana var. spicata

Lower taxons

Poa fendleriana subsp. longiligula Poa fendleriana subsp. fendleriana