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One Sided Blue Grass
( Poa secunda )
Poa secunda
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About One Sided Blue Grass (Poa secunda)
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Poa secunda
(variously known by the common names of Sandberg bluegrass, alkali bluegrass, big bluegrass, Canby's bluegrass, Nevada bluegrass, one-sided bluegrass, Pacific bluegrass, pine blugrass, slender bluegrass, wild bluegrass, and curly bluegrass. ) is a widespread species of grass native to North and South America. It is highly resistant to drought conditions, and provides excellent fodder; and has also been used in controlling soil erosion, and as revegetator, often after forest fires. Cultivars include 'Canbar', 'Service', 'Sherman', and 'Supernova'. Historically, indigenous Americans, such as the Gosiute of Utah, have used P. secunda for food. It was originally described botanically in 1830 by Jan Svatopluk Presl, from a holotype collected from Chile by Thadd us Haenke in 1790.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grass
Size
1.4 - 3.3 ft tall
Form
Upright
Growth Rate
Fast
Flower Color
Brown, Cream, Green, Lavender, White
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 20
likely
* )
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Juba Skipper
Hesperia juba
Hesperia juba
*
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Coenonympha tullia
*
Great Basin Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis sthenele
Cercyonis sthenele
*
Common Wood Nymph
Cercyonis pegala
Cercyonis pegala
*
Tawny-edged Skipper
Polites themistocles
Polites themistocles
*
Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis
Amblyscirtes vialis
*
Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus
Cercyonis oetus
Landscaping Information
Moisture
Low
Nurseries
Carried by 17
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.3" - 156.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.13" - 5.99", Coldest Month: 16.4" - 59.1", Hottest Month: 37.4" - 88.1", Humidity: 0.02" - 42.79", Elevation: -230" - 14460"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Alkali Bluegrass, Big Bluegrass, Canby's Bluegrass, Sandberg Bluegrass
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One Sided Blue Grass
Poa secunda
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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