Identification Hints ²

Not a spike. Branches not whorled. A poa - leaf midrib appearing as a double line – tramlines; apex shaped like the prow of a boat. Culm flattened to an oval cross-section (rotate the stem between thumb and forefinger to feel the uneven rotation). Uncommon, often sandy soil and near water.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bas Kers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/21933510@N07/3585698958
2. (c) Ruth Ripley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• OregonFlora.org
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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