BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Poa howellii
Howell's bluegrass
| Scientific Name: | Poa howellii Vasey & Scribn. | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | Howell's bluegrass | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vascular Plant | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | POA_HOW | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G3G5 (Feb 2001) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S4 (Apr 2019) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Yellow | ||||||||||
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| General Status Canada: | 3 - Sensitive (2010) | ||||||||||
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Forest / Conifer Forest - Dry / Facultative - occasional use
Forest / Deciduous/Broadleaf Forest / Facultative - occasional use Forest / Garry Oak Woodland / Facultative - frequent use Grassland/Shrub / Meadow / Facultative - frequent use Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Rock/Sparsely Vegetated Rock / Facultative - frequent use |
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Poa howellii. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 7, 2026).