Poa palustris L., 1759 33% complete

Fowl bluegrass

Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 874 (1759)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Poa palustris, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced13 Source not recorded8 Not on the record11 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 874 (1759) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1759 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Fowl bluegrass No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Northern Hemisphere No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 60 cm
  • 60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 26 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 50, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 419, 818, 897, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color empty Not on the record
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth rate empty Not on the record
Maximum height 100 cm
  • 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 50, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 419, 818, 897, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality hermaphrodite Sourced
Phenology
Bloom months feb, jun Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 25 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 92, 164, 178, 203, 365, 818, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte)
  • 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 46 cm Sourced
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