genus
Bluegrasses
Poa
Field notes
Children 24 of 73
- Stenopoa 4 native
- Homalopoa 4 native
- Secundae 4 native
- Abbreviatae 1 native
- Alpinae 1 native
- Oreinos 1 native
- Poa 1 native
- Common Tussock Grass
- Muttongrass native
- Silver Tussock
- Grove Meadow Grass native
- Texas Bluegrass native
- Early Bluegrass native
- Sanddune Bluegrass native
- Broad-leaved Poa
- Blue Tussock
- Arctic Bluegrass native
- Largeflower Dune Bluegrass native
- Drooping Bluegrass native
- Snow Grass
- Tussac-grass
- Woodland Bluegrass native
- Poa astonii
- Poa remota
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native bluegrasses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
-
Swamp Meadow-grass
Poa palustris
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
19
flowers
1
-
Alpine Bluegrass
Poa alpina
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
18
flowers
1
-
Glaucous Bluegrass
Poa glauca
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
17
flowers
1
-
Pine Bluegrass
Poa secunda
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
7
flowers
1
-
Wood Meadow-grass
Poa nemoralis
keystone
caterpillars
28
food
22
flowers
1
-
Muttongrass
Poa fendleriana
keystone
caterpillars
28
food
6
flowers
1
-
Inland Bluegrass
Poa interior
keystone
caterpillars
24
food
7
flowers
1
-
Arctic Bluegrass
Poa arctica
keystone
caterpillars
21
food
6
flowers
1
-
Marsh Bluegrass
Poa leptocoma
keystone
caterpillars
21
food
6
flowers
1
-
Grove Meadow Grass
Poa alsodes
keystone
caterpillars
20
food
9
flowers
1
-
Cusick's Bluegrass
Poa cusickii
caterpillars
19
food
6
flowers
1
-
Wheeler's Bluegrass
Poa wheeleri
keystone
caterpillars
19
food
6
flowers
1
-
Drooping Bluegrass
Poa saltuensis
keystone
caterpillars
18
food
8
flowers
1
-
Narrow-flower Bluegrass
Poa stenantha
keystone
caterpillars
18
food
6
flowers
1
-
Early Bluegrass
Poa cuspidata
keystone
caterpillars
17
food
9
flowers
1