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PLANTS

Canada bluegrass

Poa compressa

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Canada bluegrass, photo 1 of 5
Canada bluegrass, In flower
Canada bluegrass, In fruit
61 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 61 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 252 observations of Canada bluegrass in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord68
  2. Capitale-Nationale39
  3. Estrie30
  4. Montérégie17
  5. Outaouais16
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches11
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  9. Montréal10
  10. Centre-du-Québec9
  11. Laurentides8
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  13. Nord-du-Québec4
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  15. Lanaudière3
  16. Mauricie3
  17. Laval2

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc

Similar species

Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Annual bluegrassPoa annua
CocksfootDactylis glomerata
Dover grassLolium pratense
Bulbous bluegrassPoa bulbosa
Italian ryegrassLolium perenne
Wood bluegrassPoa nemoralis
Smooth bromeBromus inermis
Alkali bluegrassPoa secunda
TOXIC
Reed fescueLolium arundinaceum
Sand dropseedSporobolus cryptandrus
Fowl bluegrassPoa palustris