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

Origin: Introduced from Europe

Herbarium search: CPNWH

Notes: FNA24: "Poa palustris is native to boreal regions of northern Eurasia and North America, and is widespread in cool-temperate and boreal riparian and upland areas. European plants have also been introduced to other parts of North America. Plants in the Pacific Northwest and the southern United States are usually regarded as introduced, but some populations may be native. Poa palustris is used for soil stabilization and waterfowl feed.

Poa palustris from drier woods and meadows tends to resemble P. interior. The best features for recognizing it include its loose growth habit, more steeply ascending leaf blades, well-developed callus webs, narrowly hyaline lemma margins, and incurving lemma keels. It also has a tendency to branch at the nodes above the base."

Last updated 12/14/2023 by David Giblin.