(Poa bulbosa l.)
- Poaceae - Grass family
- Short-lived perennial, cool-season, tuft or sod-forming
- 6-24 inches tall
- Flowers modified bulbets with a dark purple base. Panicle has a plume-like appearance from the long, slender bracts attached to each bulblet
- Flowers May-June
- Stems and culms are erect and attached to bulbous bases
- Leaf-blades are narrow, flat or loosely rolled, 2-6 inches tall and 1/4 inch wide
- Reproduces primarily asexually
- Root system consists of a terrestrial bulb with secondary fibrous roots below
- Often the first invading species on disturbed moist shallow soils during the winter and early spring. May sprout vegetatively after fire
- Found in areas with dry summers, mild winters, and winter rainfall. Infestations often begin by bulbets being carried within crop seed, hay, or straw
- Elevation to 5,500 feet