Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Poa fendleriana (Steudel) Vasey
(Muttongrass)


Family: Poaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
By subsp., see Allred

Poa fendleriana is a common perennial tuft grass. The lemma has 5 veins and the plants are unisexual-- all the spikelets on a given plant are male or female, but not both. This grass likes mountain slopes, especially moist north facing ones.
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Poa fendleriana, photo Russ Kleinman, Gomez Peak, Apr. 1, 2008



Poa fendleriana, detail of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman, Gomez Peak, Apr. 1, 2008



Poa fendleriana, lemma with five veins, photo Russ Kleinman, Gomez Peak, Apr. 1, 2008



Poa fendleriana, detail of floret & anther, photo Russ Kleinman, Gomez Peak, Apr. 1, 2008



Poa fendleriana, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, July 20, 2009



Poa fendleriana, closeup of (unisexual staminate) panicle, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, July 20, 2009


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