Poa unilateralis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Poa unilateralis Scribn. ex Vasey

Ocean bluff blue grass, San francisco bluegrass

2019 Justin Luong

2018 John Rawlings

2018 Gregory Arena

2016 Toni Corelli

2020 John Rawlings

2023 R.A. Chasey

2015 Tim Hyland

Poa unilateralis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~252 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. unilateralis
Genus:	Poa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Poa unilateralis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (POUN) 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: 05/20/2025).