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Poa arctica

  • Family name: Poaceae
  • Common name: arctic bluegrass
  • Growth form: Graminoid
  • Names used on the Toolik-Arctic Geobotanical Atlas maps:
    • Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map: Poa arctica
    • Arctic Alaska Tundra Vegetation Map: Poa arctica
    • Toolik Permanent Plots: Poa arctica
    • Imnavait Creek Permanent Plots: Poa arctica

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  1. Poa arctica    , arctic bluegrass
  2. Habitat and Close-up of plant. Small wet mossy meadow on barren scree slope, ~600 m. Tufted or densely turfy plants forming low circular mounds.
    Nunavut, Ellesmere Island, Sawtooth Range, W side, 79?43.54'N, 83?09.44'W. 5 August 1999. Canada.
    Image author: L.J. Gillespie, L.L. Consaul & R.J. Soreng. ?
    Website: Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
    Source of original image

  1. Poa arctica    , arctic bluegrass
  2. Laboratory photograph of plant habit. Laboratory photograph of plant habit showing loose culms developing from rhizomes.
    Nunavut, Baffin Island, Canada, 1994.
    Image author: K. Clarkin or L. Gillespie
    Website: Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
    Source of original image

  1. Poa arctica    , arctic bluegrass
  2. Laboratory photograph of whole plant. Plant in laboratory setting showing inflorescence branches at right angles to the main rachis.
    Nunavut, Baffin Island, Iqaluit, Canada
    Image author: K. Clarkin ?
    Website: Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
    Source of original image