alpine meadow grass vs Rough Bluegrass

Poa alpina compared with Poa trivialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine meadow grass	Rough Bluegrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Poa	Poa
Species	Poa alpina	Poa trivialis

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine meadow grass and Rough Bluegrass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Poa.

Conservation Status

alpine meadow grass

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bluegrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine meadow grass	Rough Bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine meadow grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Rough Bluegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

alpine meadow grass

The Alpine meadow grass (Poa alpina) is a species in the genus Poa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Found across Europe (8 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden