Poa secunda
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Poa secunda (variously known by the common names of Sandberg bluegrass,[1][2][3] alkali bluegrass,[3] big bluegrass,[3] Canby's bluegrass,[1] Nevada bluegrass,[3] one-sided bluegrass,[2] Pacific bluegrass,[1] pine bluegrass,[1] slender bluegrass,[1] wild bluegrass,[3] and curly bluegrass[4]) is a widespread species of perennial bunchgrass native to North and South America.[3] It is highly resistant to drought conditions, and provides excellent fodder;[2] and has also been used in controlling soil erosion,[3] and as revegetator,[3] often after forest fires.[5] Cultivars include 'Canbar', 'Service', 'Sherman', and 'Supernova'.[6] Historically, indigenous Americans, such as the Gosiute of Utah, have used P. secunda for food.[7] It was originally described botanically in 1830 by Jan Svatopluk Presl, from a holotype collected from Chile by Thaddäus Haenke in 1790.[1]
Native distribution
- In North America, Poa secunda is native to Canada (in Alberta; British Columbia; eastern Quebec; southern Saskatchewan; southern Yukon Territory; and, rarely, in Ontario), the U.S. (in southeastern Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; the Dakotas; Idaho; Isle Royale in Michigan; Montana; northwestern Nebraska; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; and Wyoming), and northwestern Mexico.[3]
- In South America, it is native to Argentina (found in Chubut; Neuquén; and Santa Cruz), and central Chile.[3]
References
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External links
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- Taxon report from Calflora
- Photo gallery from CalPhotos database
- Jepson Manual Treatment from the University of California
- Fire Effects Information Service information from the U.S. Forest Service
- Original description published in 1830, in Latin from the Biodiversity Heritage Library