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Poa secunda

J. Presl

Curly Bluegrass

G5Secure Found in 86 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159598
Element CodePMPOA4Z2Y0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusPoa
Other Common Names
Pâturin de Sandberg (FR) Sandberg bluegrass (EN) Sandberg Bluegrass (EN) Secund Bluegrass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America (vol. 24, 2007) recognizes two subspecies (secunda and juncifolia). Poa juncifolia, P. ampla, and P. nevadensis are included in Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia; P. canbyi, P. gracillima, P. incurva, P. sandbergii, and P. scabrella are included in P. secunda ssp. secunda.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-07-17
Change Date1993-06-29
Edition Date1993-06-29
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
UT, AK, across Canada to Quebec, south in the western U.S. and into Mexico, in the Great Plains states as far south as NE, and MI. South America.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry to mesic, neutral to strongly saline soils in openings in greasewood-iodinebush, sagebrush, oak, pole pine, spruce-fir, and meadow communities at 1280-3660 m.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MichiganS1Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
ColoradoS5Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
NevadaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
ArizonaS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
OntarioS1Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (86)
California (33)
AreaForestAcres
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest12,134
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
Callahan FlowModoc National Forest6,618
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Condrey Mtn.Klamath National Forest2,923
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
De La GuerraLos Padres National Forest5,418
Devil's Gate (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,946
DryModoc National Forest7,726
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
Fox MountainLos Padres National Forest52,072
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
LavasModoc National Forest25,864
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. LassicSix Rivers National Forest6,643
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Sweetwater (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,241
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Idaho (6)
AreaForestAcres
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
Boulder - White CloudsSalmon-Challis National Forest139,297
Boulder - White CloudsSawtooth National Forest322,653
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (8)
AreaForestAcres
FleecerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest31,585
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Stony MountainBitterroot National Forest44,057
Tash PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest61,312
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
Nevada (17)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Flat CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,843
Fourmile HillHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,718
Grant - Burnt CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest126
Grant - Horse Spr.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest274
Lovell Summit SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,455
MarysvilleHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,365
Pine Grove SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest88,945
QuinnHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest62,459
Rose - EvansHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,782
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
Sweetwater (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,946
Toiyabe RangeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest99,225
Wellington HillsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest21,009
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
WannaganDakota Prairie Grasslands6,026
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Circleville MountainFishlake National Forest24,142
HancockDixie National Forest9,809
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Asotin CreekUmatilla National Forest16,433
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Wyoming (13)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Labonte CanyonMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest16,281
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
Savage Run AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest2,368
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.