Poa leptocoma ssp. leptocoma Calflora

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Taxon Report

Poa leptocoma Trin. ssp. leptocoma

Bog blue grass

2010 Steve Matson

2021 John Rawlings

Poa leptocoma ssp. leptocoma is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~47 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Poa leptocoma
Genus:	Poa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Information about Poa leptocoma ssp. leptocoma from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POLE2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).