Poa bulbosa

Bulbous blue grass

Family: Poaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Bulbous blue grass is a naturalized perennial grass found in disturbed areas at low elevations. Flowering in spring, this grass produces small, delicate green to light brown flower clusters in compact formations. Growing densely in clumps with distinctively bulbous bases, the grass reaches 15 to 60 centimeters tall with soft, slender stems. Its narrow leaves are 1 to 2 millimeters wide, soft and flat or slightly folded, quickly withering after emerging. The plant is characterized by its unique vegetative reproduction, forming small bulblets in its spikelets alongside normal flowers.

California counties: Kern, San Luis Obispo, Riverside, Tehama, Lassen, Plumas, Santa Barbara, Modoc, Tulare, Humboldt, Tuolumne, Fresno, Del Norte, Lake, El Dorado, San Diego, Shasta, Santa Clara, Trinity, San Bernardino, Madera, Siskiyou, Los Angeles, Ventura, Yolo, Calaveras, Sierra, Sacramento, Nevada, Amador, Placer, Mono, Colusa, Sonoma, Contra Costa, Alameda, Imperial, Mendocino, Napa, San Benito, San Mateo, Sutter, Butte, Marin, Mariposa, San Joaquin, Glenn, Merced, Alpine, Inyo, Monterey, Solano, Stanislaus

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