Common name: Alpine blue grass
Family: Poaceae
Information: This grass species is a perennial with a dense base. It is commonly found in exposed wet areas throughout the ESSF and AT zones. It grows meadows, streams, avalanche tracks, and scree slopes (Douglas, G.W. et al.).
Photo: A wet meadow in South Chilcotin Mtns. Provincial Park at an approx. elevation of 2000m. N. Hewitt, July 28 2019.
Sources and additional resources:
Douglas, G.W. et al., The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, in Klinkenberg, Brian. (Ed.) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Accessed: 2020-05-12.
Klinkenberg, Brian. (Ed.) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Poa%20alpina. Accessed: 2020-05-23.
