Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 15719 
Family Poaceae 
Species Poa secunda J. Presl
Collector Information Oliver Hansen  (2)  16 June 2010 , with J.A. Alexander
Voucher Senior Thesis Voucher for Henry's Fork and Vicinity Checklist, Block 19, northern Utah and southern Wyoming. 
Geography United States,  Wyoming, Uintah County
Lat./Long. 41°  3' 27.54" N, 110°  21 ' 40.9" W at 8821 feet (2689 m)
Locality Uinta Mountains, summit and S slope of Red Mountain, FR017, ca. 4 miles SW of FR072, at the E end of the northern-most switchback, N side of road; 
Ecology windswept, sagebrush slope with perennial grasses. 

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Poa secunda J. Presl

     Poa ampla Merr.
     Poa brachyglossa Piper
     Poa buckleyana Nash
     Poa canbyi (Scribn.) T.J. Howell
     Poa confusa Rydb.
     Poa englishii St. John & Hardin
     Poa gracillima Vasey
     Poa gracillima var. multnomae (Piper) C.L. Hitchc.
     Poa incurva Scribn. & Williams
     Poa juncifolia Scribn.
     Poa juncifolia var. ampla (Merr.) Dorn
     Poa juncifolia ssp. porteri Keck
     Poa laevigata Scribn.
     Poa nevadensis Vasey ex Scribn.
     Poa nevadensis var. juncifolia (Scribn.) Beetle
     Poa orcuttiana Vasey
     Poa sandbergii Vasey
     Poa scabrella (Thurb.) Benth. ex Vasey
     Poa secunda var. elongata (Vasey) Dorn
     Poa secunda var. incurva (Scribn. & Williams) Beetle
     Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia (Scribn.) Soreng
     Poa secunda var. stenophylla (Vasey) Beetle
     Poa stenantha var. sandbergii (Vasey) Boivin

Common Name(s): big bluegrass, Sandberg bluegrass, Sandberg's bluegrass.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=41103, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Liliopsida
                        Subclass: Commelinidae
                            Order: Cyperales
                                Family: Poaceae
                                    Genus: Poa
                                        Species: Poa secunda
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 15719s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 00552s2.jpg 
00552
specimen image: 00554s2.jpg 
00554
specimen image: 00563s2.jpg 
00563
specimen image: 01195s1.jpg 
01195
specimen image: 01239s1.jpg 
01239
specimen image: 01922s1.jpg 
01922
specimen image: 02132s1.jpg 
02132
specimen image: 02133s1.jpg 
02133
specimen image: 02708s1.jpg 
02708
specimen image: 03651s1.jpg 
03651
specimen image: 04186s1.jpg 
04186
specimen image: 04657s1.jpg 
04657
specimen image: 06361s1.jpg 
06361
specimen image: 06661s1.jpg 
06661
specimen image: 06691s2.jpg 
06691
specimen image: 07102s2.jpg 
07102
specimen image: 07672s2.jpg 
07672
specimen image: 08038s2.jpg 
08038
specimen image: 09113s2.jpg 
09113
specimen image: 10594s2.jpg 
10594
specimen image: 11095s2.jpg 
11095
specimen image: 11152s1.jpg 
11152
specimen image: 11271s2.jpg 
11271
specimen image: 12628d3.jpg 
12628
specimen image: 12628s2.jpg 
12628
specimen image: 13759s1.jpg 
13759

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15721 Androsace septentrionalis     same section
15718 Antennaria dimorpha     same section
15732 Arabis holboellii     300 ft. NE
15805 Artemisia tridentata  var. vaseyana  same section
15735 Astragalus argophyllus  var. martinii  300 ft. NE
15724 Astragalus spatulatus     same section
15807 Castilleja flava  var. flava  same section
15720 Cerastium arvense     same section
15734 Delphinium nuttallianum     300 ft. NE
15723 Erigeron compositus  var. glabratus  same section
15806 Eriogonum umbellatum  var. majus  same section
15736 Fritillaria atropurpurea     300 ft. NE
15729 Mertensia fusiformis     300 ft. NE
15725 Oxytropis sericea  var. sericea  same section
15722 Phlox multiflora     same section
15727 Pinus contorta  var. latifolia  324 ft. NW
15731 Poa fendleriana     300 ft. NE
15726 Selaginella densa     same section
15733 Senecio integerrimus  var. exaltatus  300 ft. NE
15730 Shepherdia canadensis     300 ft. NE
15808 Tetradymia canescens     same section
15728 Viola nuttallii     324 ft. NW

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Gourley Meadows (Flat) Uinta County, WY 2240 ft. SW 8600  Table Mountain 
Whiskey Spring (Spring) Uinta County, WY 1.6 mi. E 8770  Table Mountain 
Graham Reservoir Number 1 (Reservoir) Uinta County, WY 1.8 mi. NW 8452  Buck Fever Ridge 
Graham Reservoir (Reservoir) Uinta County, WY 1.8 mi. W 8455  Buck Fever Ridge 
Graham Dam (Dam) Uinta County, WY 1.8 mi. W 8455  Buck Fever Ridge 
Cottonwood Mountain (Summit) Uinta County, WY 2.2 mi. S 9321  Table Mountain 
Big Spring (Spring) Uinta County, WY 2.3 mi. NE 8741  Table Mountain 
Deadhorse State Hospital Camp (Locale) Uinta County, WY 2.8 mi. S 8931  Buck Fever Ridge 
Murray Ditch (Canal) Uinta County, WY 2.5 mi. NW 8317  Buck Fever Ridge 
Gilbert Creek (Stream) Uinta County, WY 2.3 mi. W   Bridger Lake 
Gilbert Creek (Stream) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. W   Bridger Lake 
Deadhorse Park (Park) Uinta County, WY 3 mi. S 8888  Buck Fever Ridge 
Little Gilbert Creek (Stream) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. SW   Bridger Lake 
Little Gilbert Creek (Stream) Uinta County, WY 2.7 mi. SW   Bridger Lake 
Slab Park (Park) Uinta County, WY 2.8 mi. SW 8744  Buck Fever Ridge 
Sage Creek Park (Flat) Uinta County, WY 3.4 mi. SE 9197  Table Mountain 
Rocky Springs (Spring) Uinta County, WY 3.8 mi. N 8019  Buck Fever Ridge 
Tipperary Reservoir (Reservoir) Uinta County, WY 3.6 mi. N 8196  Buck Fever Ridge 
Tipperary Dam (Dam) Uinta County, WY 3.6 mi. N 8196  Buck Fever Ridge 
Murray Reservoir (Reservoir) Uinta County, WY 3.6 mi. N 8196  Buck Fever Ridge 

Links

Taxon Links for species Poa secunda  J. Presl

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Poa+secunda

Zooming out might reveal more collections in other states.

Note: Printing this page will show all information sequentially.   edit