Poa polycolea Stapf

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Poa chalarantha Keng f. ex L.Liu; Poa lithophila Keng f. ex L.Liu; Poa maerkangica L.Liu; Poa triglumis Keng f. ex L.Liu
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Poa polycolea Stapf
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : In shaded and moist semi open sub-alpine forest slopes; 3300 - 3500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Common in alpine rocky slopes, mountain slopes, meadows among thickets
  • Key identification features : Lower glume subulate-acuminate in side-view, 1-nerved; lemmas obtuse; plant stoloni-ferous
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to Xinjiang and South Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 272
    • 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 polycolea. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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