Taxon Report

Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) A. Love, D. Love & Kapoor

Patterson's blue grass

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Poa abbreviata R. Br. ssp. pattersonii (Vasey) A. Love, D. Love & Kapoor
Common Name:	Patterson's blue grass
Family:	Poaceae
Element Code:	PMPOA4Z015
USDA Plants Symbol:	POABP
Synonyms/Other Names:	Poa pattersonii Vasey

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul	Jul
Elevation:	3300-3660 (10825-12010)
General Habitats:	Alpine boulder and rock field
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Global Rank:	G5T5
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	1

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Juniper Mtn. (3711862)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	%

Notes



Known in CA from only one occurrence above Perry Aiken Creek in the White Mtns. See P. pattersonii in The Jepson Manual. See Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 1:275 (1893) for original description, Madroño 35(2):165 (1988) for first CA record, and Phytologia 71(5):390-413 (1991) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 7 January 2025].