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Poa nervosa
Coastal Bluegrass
As recorded: Poa nervosa (Hook.) Vasey
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Rose, L.S.
- Collector number
- 68179
- Date
- July 19, 1968
- Locality
- Mono County, 2 mi. se of Minaret Summit
- Region
- California, United States
- Elevation
- 2,743 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 19, 1968, Rose, L.S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Poa nervosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-04.

2026-05-04
Crook County, US-OR, US
(c) grassgirl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-23
Deschutes National Forest, Bend, OR, US
(c) grassgirl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Klamath County, OR, USA
(c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-13
Clackamas County, OR, USA
(c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-18
Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, Canada
(c) Braden J. Judson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-01
open understory in Alaska Basin northwest of Buck Mountain, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Teton Range, Teton County, Wyoming, United States
(c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Poa nervosa. BISH 799785. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956414192. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/799785.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956414192 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
