Poaceae
Cusick's bluegrass
Poa cusickii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Poa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cusick's bluegrass
Synonyms
- Poa alpina var. purpurascens Beal
- Poa alpina var. purpurascens Vasey
- Poa capillarifolia Scribn. & T.A.Williams
- Poa cottonii Piper
- Poa cusickii subsp. cusickii
- Poa cusickii subsp. epilis (Scribn.) W.A.Weber
- Poa cusickii subsp. pallida Soreng
- Poa cusickii subsp. purpurascens (Beal) Soreng
- Poa cusickii var. cusickii
- Poa cusickii var. epilis (Scribn.) C.L.Hitchc.
- Poa cusickii var. purpurascens (Beal) C.L.Hitchc.
- Poa epilis Scribn.
- Poa filifolia Vasey
- Poa idahoensis Beal
- Poa paddensis T.A.William
- Poa purpurascens Vasey
- Poa purpurascens var. epilis (Scribn.) M.E.Jones
- Poa scaberrima Rydb.
- Poa scabrifolia A.Heller
- Poa spillmanii Piper
- Poa subaristata Scribn. ex Beal
- Poa subaristata var. orendensis T.A.Williams ex Pammel
- Poa subpurpurea Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.