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Poa fendleriana

Authority(Steudel) Vasey
FamilyLiliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae
Synonyms
Common namesmutton grass
Editor
Ecocrop code8771



Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION A bunch grass reaching 30-60 cm in height. USES Used as pasture mainly for sheep. GROWING PERIOD Perennial grass. COMMON NAMES Mutton bluegrass. FURTHER INF In north America, mutton bluegrass can be found at elevations up to 3600 m.
Sources
SOURCES (P. fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey)
Roecklein J 1987 pp 167 [USE, LIG, TEXT, DEP, DRA]
Duke J 1979 pp 95 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
Duke J 1975 pp 24 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
Ahlgreen G 1956 pp 229 [USE]