Poa bulbosa subsp. bulbosa

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 516.
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Illustrator: Sandy Long

Copyright: Utah State University

Culms 15-25 cm. Spikelets not bulbiferous; florets all normal. Calluses webbed; lemmas short-villous on the keels and marginal veins, intercostal regions sparsely softly puberulent; anthers 1.2-1.5 mm. 2n = unknown.

Discussion

Poa bulbosa subsp. bulbosa is common in its native Europe. It is uncommon in the Flora region, with the only known collections being from Drake, Butler, and Preble counties, Ohio. Whether these collections represent independent introductions or reversion to reproduction by seed is not known.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

No values specified."decumbent" is not a number.

45 +, 42 +, 39 +, 28 +, 21 +  and 14 +
membranous +  and scarious +
puberulent +, hispidulous +, hairy +  and glabrous +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (?) +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
scarious-hyaline +
acute +  and obtuse +
Robert J. Soreng +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
straight +
basal +  and terminal +
keeled +  and rounded +
strigose +  and glabrous +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swollen +
swelling +
not evident +
involute +, folded +  and flat +
ascending;spreading +
hispidulous +, glabrous +, smooth or +  and sparsely densely scabrous +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
compressed +  and terete +
unbranched +  and hollow +
spreading +  and erect +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
not woody +
Wash. +, Del. +, Wis. +, W.Va. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wyo. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, N.C. +, Tenn. +, Pa. +, Nev. +, Va. +, Colo. +, Calif. +, Ark. +, Vt. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Conn. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Ohio +, Utah +, Mo. +, Minn. +, Mich. +, Kans. +, Mont. +, Oreg. +  and Ky. +
1/4 +  and 1/3 +
liquid +, soft +  and hard +
capillary +
pistillate +  and staminate +
sometimes longer +
additional +, 3 +  and 7 +
compressed +
reduced +
1-3(5)-veined +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
unequal +
distributed +
wrinkled +
uncinate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
0 +  and 1/6 +
Oval (?) +  and Round (?) +
milky white +  and slightly greenish +
puberulent +  and long-villous +
5(7-11)-veined +
short-villous +
keeled +  and lanceolate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
membranous +
erose +  and entire +
white +  and milky white or hyaline +
ciliolate +  and smooth +
obtuse +  and acute +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
lobed +  and lanceolate +
milky white +  and slightly greenish +
glabrous +, scabrous +  and smooth +
concealed +  and prominent +
0 +  and 5 +
2 +  and 1 +
well-developed +
2-keeled +
subequal +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +
erect +  and nodding +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
dry +  and fleshy +
Introduced +
not bulbiferous +
many +, 1 +  and 100 +
compressed +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
1 +  and 3 +
simple +  and compound +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Poa sect. Bolbophorum +
Poa bulbosa subsp. bulbosa +
Poa bulbosa +
subspecies +
membranous +
parallel +  and converging +
branching +, not stoloniferous +  and not rhizomatous +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +