| Poa alpina | |
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| A pseudoviviparous plant | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Poa |
| Species: | P. alpina |
| Binomial name | |
| Poa alpina | |
Poa alpina, commonly known as alpine meadow-grass [1] or alpine bluegrass, [2] [3] is a species of grass with a primarily holarctic distribution. [4]
It is noted for being pseudoviviparous: in place of seeds, it sometimes reproduces asexually, creating new plantlets in the spikelets. [5]