Poaceae
Short bluegrass
Poa abbreviata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Poa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 短缩早熟禾
- English
- Short bluegrass
Synonyms
- Poa abbreviata subsp. abbreviata
- Poa abbreviata subsp. jordalii (A.E.Porsild) Hultén
- Poa abbreviata subsp. marshii Soreng
- Poa abbreviata var. jordalii (A.E.Porsild) B.Boivin
- Poa jordalii A.E.Porsild
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Поспелов И. Н., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Поспелов И. Н., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.