Alpigene Bluegrass

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Poa alpigena

Alpigene Bluegrass, a reference photo
Photo: iNaturalist user: nina_nesterova · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Poa alpigena is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It occurs in mountainous regions. Its specific epithet "alpigena" means "growing in the alpine".

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Alpigene Bluegrass being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Poa
Species
Poa alpigena

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