Poa secunda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Poa |
Species: | P. secunda
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Binomial name | |
Poa secunda | |
Synonyms [3] [4] [5] | |
N O T E : This list has been aggregated from three sources, each having considerably differing lists of taxa
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Poa secunda (variously known by the common names of Sandberg bluegrass, [2] [3] [4] alkali bluegrass, [4] big bluegrass, [4] Canby's bluegrass, [2] Nevada bluegrass, [4] one-sided bluegrass, [3] Pacific bluegrass, [2] pine bluegrass, [2] slender bluegrass, [2] wild bluegrass, [4] and curly bluegrass [1]) is a widespread species of perennial bunchgrass native to North and South America. [4] It is highly resistant to drought conditions, and provides excellent fodder; [3] and has also been used in controlling soil erosion, [4] and as revegetator, [4] often after forest fires. [6] Cultivars include 'Canbar', 'Service', 'Sherman', and 'Supernova'. [7] Historically, indigenous Americans, such as the Gosiute of Utah, have used P. secunda for food. [8] It was originally described botanically in 1830 by Jan Svatopluk Presl, from a holotype collected from Chile by Thaddäus Haenke in 1790. [2]