Poa palustris (Poa palustris)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Moderate Bloat None C:N Ratio Low Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Purple Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Rhizomatous Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 2.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short Low Growing Grass Yes Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils No Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Frost Free Days, Minimum 120 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use pH, Minimum pH, Maximum 8.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 5120 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 20000 Precipitation, Minimum 10 Precipitation, Maximum 59 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -40 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Summer Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Fruit/Seed Period Begin Fruit/Seed Period End Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod Yes Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 2177000 Seed Spread Rate None Seedling Vigor High Small Grain Yes Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No