familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Poeae
genusPoa
subgenusPoa subg. Poa
sectionPoa sect. Alpinae
speciesPoa alpina
subspeciesPoa alpina subsp. vivipara
Poa alpina subsp. vivipara
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24.
Spikelets all bulbiferous, or some normal and some bulbiferous. Anthers aborted late in development or not developed. 2n = 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33.
Discussion
Poa alpina subsp. vivipara grows at scattered locations in Greenland, and has been reported for Alaska. It is common in alpine regions of northern and central Europe.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
No values specified.No values specified."decumbent" is not a number.
... more about "Poa alpina subsp. vivipara"
absent +
common +
absent +
bulliform +
absent +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
not developed +
scarious-hyaline +
scabrous +
absent +
absent +
straight +
arising +
single +
overlapping +
close +
free +
swollen +
hard +
thick +
parallel +
straight +
not evident +
scabrous +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
straight +
ascending;spreading +
scabrous +
1;2 +
terete +
developed +
glabrous +
terete +
annual +
stout +
climbing +
floating +
terete +
not woody +
reduced +
capillary +
adjacent +
sometimes longer +
distal +
bisexual +
compressed +
reduced +
normal +
1-3(5)-veined +
shorter +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
absent +
scabrous +
subequal +
equal +
distributed +
uncinate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
punctate +
subbasal +
Present +
compound +
racemelike +
reduced +
5-7(11)-veined +
short-villous +
hollow +
absent +
long-villous +
scabrous +
prominent +
absent +
distichous +
basal +
5(7-11)-veined +
adjacent +
shorter +
longer +
exceeding +
membranous +
absent +
membranous +
veined +
truncate +
inconspicuous +
glabrous +
membranous +
3-veined +
subequal +
length +
scabrous +
long-villous +
simple +
exserted +
absent +
glabrous +
well-developed +
absent +
2/3 +
2-keeled +
subequal +
congested +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (?) +
contracted +
erect +
reduced +
absent +
divaricate +
separating +
thin +
not developed +
absent +
prolonged +
evident +
open +
closed +
closed +
terete +
ebracteate +
bulbiferous +
mixed +
attached +
viviparous +
plump +
normal +
parallel-sided +
Poa alpina subsp. vivipara +
Poa alpina +
subspecies +
hyaline +
membranous +
absent +
perennial +
not glaucous +
unisexual +