Alpine Bluegrass

Poa alpina L. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 16 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Alpine Bluegrass: Erebia discoidalis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.