Poaceae
New Mexico bluegrass
Poa occidentalis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Poa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- New Mexico bluegrass
Synonyms
- Poa autumnalis var. robusta (Vasey) Beal
- Poa flexuosa var. occidentalis Vasey
- Poa flexuosa var. robusta Vasey
- Poa lacustris A.Heller
- Poa platyphylla Nash & Rydb.
- Poa trivialis var. occidentalis Vasey
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: R. Soreng and P. M. Peterson, 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.