Poa iconia var. iconia

Family: Poaceae · Type: perennial

Poa iconia is a naturalized perennial grass found in disturbed ground, forests, and grasslands at elevations below 1,500 meters. Flowering from April to June, this grass produces small, delicate spikelets in loose, spreading clusters up to 10 centimeters long. Growing in dense, tufted clumps with a distinctively bulbous base, it reaches 15 to 60 centimeters tall with soft, narrow leaves. Its leaves are soft and narrow, typically 0.2 to 1 millimeter wide, quickly withering and often having short hairs near the blade and sheath junction. The plant is characterized by its unique reproductive strategy, with spikelets that convert their flowering axis into sterile leafy bulblets with slender, sometimes short-hairy leaflets.

Habitat: Disturbed ground, forests, grasslands, probably common

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 1500 m

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