Poa alpina | |
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A pseudoviviparous plant | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Poa |
Species: | P. alpina
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Binomial name | |
Poa alpina |
Poa alpina, commonly known as alpine meadow-grass [1] or alpine bluegrass, [2] [3] is a species of grass with a primarily holarctic distribution. [4]
It is noted for being pseudoviviparous: in place of seeds, it sometimes reproduces asexually, creating new plantlets in the spikelets. [5]
Poa alpina | |
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A pseudoviviparous plant | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Poa |
Species: | P. alpina
|
Binomial name | |
Poa alpina |
Poa alpina, commonly known as alpine meadow-grass [1] or alpine bluegrass, [2] [3] is a species of grass with a primarily holarctic distribution. [4]
It is noted for being pseudoviviparous: in place of seeds, it sometimes reproduces asexually, creating new plantlets in the spikelets. [5]