Poa lahulensis Bor

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Poa borealitibetica C.Ling
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Poa alberti subsp. lahulensis (Bor) Olonova & G.H.Zhu
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Partly moist alpine grazing meadows; 3000 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Very similar to Poa attenuata, differing only by the covering of hair between the nerves of the lemma.
  • Key identification features : Taller plants up to 30 cm high; wool absent or extremely sparse; leaf-blades 2-6cm long
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, India, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to Tibet and West Himalaya, China (Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 271
    • Nautiyal D.C. and Gaur R.D., (2017). Poa L. species in Uttarakhand, India and keys for their identification. Taiwania 62(1): 75-92
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Poa lahulensis. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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