A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Last updated 12/14/2023 by David Giblin.
Poa howellii Vasey & Scribn.[FNA24, HC, HC2]
Howell's bluegrass
Publication: U.S.D.A. Div. Bot. Bull. 13(2): pl. 78. 1893.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA24: "Poa howellii grows primarily on rocky banks and wooded slopes, from the coastal ranges of southern British Columbia to southern California. It differs from P. bolanderi in having puberulent, rather than smooth or scabrous, lemmas, and in growing at lower elevations, mostly from near sea level to 1000 m."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Poa bolanderi Vasey ssp. howellii D.D. Keck
Poa bolanderi Vasey var. howellii (Vasey & Scribn.) M.E. Jones
