Poaceae
Seashore bluegrass
Poa macrantha
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Poa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Seashore bluegrass
Synonyms
- Melica macrantha (Vasey) Beal
- Poa douglasii subsp. macrantha (Vasey) Keck
- Poa douglasii var. macrantha (Vasey) B.Boivin
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mandy Hackney, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Deniz Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lindsey K. Wise, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aaron Liston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.