Poa alpina L., 1753 27% complete

Alpine meadow grass

Sp. Pl.: 67 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record14 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 67 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Alpine meadow grass No source recorded
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Observations Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Mexico (Veracruz) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 23 cm
  • 23.35 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 393 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 92, 115, 164, 168, 178, 200, 256, 310, 468, 500, 580, 726, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 43 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 84, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 580, 918
Sourced
Flower color empty Not on the record
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth rate empty Not on the record
Maximum height 25 cm
  • 25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 92, 115, 164, 168, 178, 200, 256, 310, 468, 500, 580, 726, 807, 818, 897, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality hermaphrodite Sourced
Phenology
Bloom months feb, jun, jul
  • feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 115, 174
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 92, 110, 164, 175, 178, 365, 432, 460, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 38 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record