Poa compressa

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Poa
Species	Poa compressa L.
Common Name	Canadian blue grass
Growth Habit	Grass
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native, FACU (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Poa compressa f. depauperata	Poa compressa f. depauperata Millsp.
Poa compressa var. sylvestris	Poa compressa var. sylvestris
Poa fertilis	Poa fertilis

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Dearborn, Decatur, DeKalb, Delaware, Dubois, Elkhart, Fountain, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jasper, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Miami, Monroe, Noble, Ohio, Owen, Parke, Porter, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Steuben, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vermillion, Warren, Wells, Whitley

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1927 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
64315	Elkhart	16 May 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Poa compressa L.
64536	Elkhart	16 May 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Poa compressa L.
49314	Howard	12 Jun 1938	Charles M. Ek	BUT Poa compressa L.
63196	Tippecanoe	29 Jun 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Poa compressa L.
65442	Clinton	04 Jul 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Poa compressa L.
49595	Howard	18 Jun 1935	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Poa compressa L.
49597	Howard	09 Jul 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Poa compressa L.
49596	Miami	09 Jul 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Poa compressa L.
154775	Madison	02 Jun 2009	Donald G. Ruch 16720	BUT Poa compressa L.
13646	Marion	30 May 1933	J. E. Potzger 3190	BUT Poa compressa L.
13773	Marion	03 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3227	BUT Poa compressa L.
39536	Jennings	06 Jun 1936	J. E. Potzger 6923	BUT Poa compressa L.
12163	Dubois	08 Jun 1932	J. E. Potzger 2566	BUT Poa compressa L.
13726	Hamilton	08 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3256	BUT Poa compressa L.
38234	Madison	08 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7464	BUT Poa compressa L.
13647	Boone	10 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3269	BUT Poa compressa L.
13706	Tippecanoe	10 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3292	BUT Poa compressa L.
47959	Kosciusko	10 Jun 1939	J. E. Potzger 8118	BUT Poa compressa L.
23537	Brown	11 Jun 1934	J. E. Potzger 4279	BUT Poa compressa L.
67243	Shelby	12 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9407	BUT Poa compressa L.
67239	Rush	12 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9422	BUT Poa compressa L.
61483	Hendricks	13 Jun 1942	J. E. Potzger 9172	BUT Poa compressa L.
76460	Whitley	13 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10221	BUT Poa compressa L.
56380	Fulton	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8822	BUT Poa compressa L.
62103	Fulton	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8822	BUT Poa compressa L.
55376	Pulaski	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8869	BUT Poa compressa L.
61548	Pulaski	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8869	BUT Poa compressa L.
55379	LaPorte	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8885	BUT Poa compressa L.
61536	LaPorte	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8885	BUT Poa compressa L.
29198	Cass	15 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6163	BUT Poa compressa L.
70091	Harrison	15 Jun 1940	J. E. Potzger 8317	BUT Poa compressa L.
23096	Johnson	16 Jun 1934	J. E. Potzger 4304	BUT Poa compressa L.
23098	Johnson	16 Jun 1934	J. E. Potzger 4304	BUT Poa compressa L.
23147	Bartholomew	16 Jun 1934	J. E. Potzger 4325	BUT Poa compressa L.
74769	LaGrange	16 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9818	BUT Poa compressa L.
77459	Jasper	16 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10324	BUT Poa compressa L.
74931	Elkhart	17 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9856	BUT Poa compressa L.
67203	Carroll	18 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9446	BUT Poa compressa L.
81055	Owen	18 Jun 1947	J. E. Potzger 10812	BUT Poa compressa L.
28256	Henry	22 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6235	BUT Poa compressa L.
74940	Vermillion	23 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9897	BUT Poa compressa L.
13624	Putnam	24 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3324	BUT Poa compressa L.
13691	Clay	24 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3352	BUT Poa compressa L.
39933	Grant	27 Jun 1936	J. E. Potzger 6983	BUT Poa compressa L.
61507	Hancock	27 Jun 1942	J. E. Potzger 9231	BUT Poa compressa L.
13636	Johnson	28 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3370	BUT Poa compressa L.
77411	Steuben	29 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10381	BUT Poa compressa L.
44868	Allen	02 Jul 1938	J. E. Potzger 7960	BUT Poa compressa L.
13433	Fountain	04 Jul 1933	J. E. Potzger 3409	BUT Poa compressa L.
13421	Parke	04 Jul 1933	J. E. Potzger 3414	BUT Poa compressa L.
77437	Ripley	06 Jul 1946	J. E. Potzger 10418	BUT Poa compressa L.
70555	Delaware	08 Jul 1944	J. E. Potzger 9642	BUT Poa compressa L.
67816	Owen	17 Jul 1943	J. E. Potzger 9494	BUT Poa compressa L.
28249	Kosciusko	18 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6345	BUT Poa compressa L.
61638	Boone	18 Jul 1942	J. E. Potzger 9248	BUT Poa compressa L.
28246	Steuben	19 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6356	BUT Poa compressa L.
28401	Noble	21 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6424	BUT Poa compressa L.
75172	Blackford	21 Jul 1945	J. E. Potzger 9938	BUT Poa compressa L.
70604	Randolph	22 Jul 1944	J. E. Potzger 9656	BUT Poa compressa L.
80830		26 Jul 1947	J. E. Potzger 10882	BUT Poa compressa L.
76452	Decatur	27 Jul 1946	J. E. Potzger 10473	BUT Poa compressa L.
15071	Steuben	28 Jul 1933	J. E. Potzger 3505	BUT Poa compressa L.
12140	Monroe	11 Oct 1931	J. E. Potzger 2380	BUT Poa compressa L.
12143	Monroe	11 Oct 1931	J. E. Potzger 2380	BUT Poa compressa L.
93869	Porter	03 Jul 1927	Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.	BUT Poa compressa L.
154945	Marion	17 Jun 2006	P.A Scott 2202	BUT Poa compressa L.
15229	Lawrence	11 Jun 1933	Ralph M. Kriebel	BUT Poa compressa L.
19363	Marion	03 Jun 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5711	BUT Poa compressa L.
100493	Hamilton	10 Jun 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23415	BUT Poa compressa L.
91228	Hamilton	10 Jun 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23415	BUT Poa compressa L.
47275	Tipton	12 Jun 1939	Ray C. Friesner 8138	BUT Poa compressa L.
43456	Ohio	18 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12131	BUT Poa compressa L.
41204	DeKalb	19 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10746	BUT Poa compressa L.
39572	Wells	26 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10855	BUT Poa compressa L.
40068	Wells	26 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10916	BUT Poa compressa L.
40069	Blackford	26 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10927	BUT Poa compressa L.
80968	Clay	28 Jun 1947	Ray C. Friesner 21608	BUT Poa compressa L.
80852	Union	29 Jun 1946	Ray C. Friesner 20628	BUT Poa compressa L.
91239	Dearborn	01 Jul 1950	Ray C. Friesner 23434	BUT Poa compressa L.
12879	Marion	02 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4330a	BUT Poa compressa L.
39558	Warren	03 Jul 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11002	BUT Poa compressa L.
38476	Cass	06 Sep 1936	Ray C. Friesner 9663	BUT Poa compressa L.
15250	Sullivan	03 Sep 1933	Scott McCoy	BUT Poa compressa L.

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