Poa pratensis L.
Kentucky bluegrass
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POPR |
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Monocot |
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Poaceae |
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Perennial
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Graminoid
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GL |
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SPM |
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JPEG file.
![Photo of Poa pratensis L.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20080917152011im_/http://plants.usda.gov/gallery/standard/popr_002_svp.jpg)
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
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Images:
Poa pratensis L.
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Distribution:
Poa pratensis L.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Poa pratensis L.
View
338 genera in Poaceae,
96 species in Poa
or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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Native
Introduced
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Classification:
Poa pratensis L.
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Classification Report.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Poa pratensis L.
The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant
list for that location.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Poa pratensis L.
Kentucky bluegrass
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
NE&GP |
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Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains.
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
589pp.
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Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.).
1997.
Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants.
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources.
Madison, Wisconsin.
102pp.
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Introduced Information:
Poa pratensis L.
This plant is introduced to the United States
from another country or countries. Click on link below for a
partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Poa pratensis L.
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UPL,OBL |
FACU |
FACU+ |
FAC- |
FACU |
FACU |
FACU+ |
FACU |
FACU |
FAC |
FACU |
FACU |
OBL |
UPL |
Poa alpigena [=POPRA6]:
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FACU,FACW- |
FACW- |
NO |
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NO |
NO |
NO |
NI |
NO |
NO |
FACU |
NO |
NO |
Poa angustifolia [=POPRP2]:
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FACU-,FACU |
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FACU |
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NI |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Poa pratensis L.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41088.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Poa pratensis L.
CA-Jepson Flora Project
FAO-Grassland Species Profiles
HI-Plants of Hawaii (HEAR)
IA-Grasses of Iowa
IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products
MA-University of Massachusetts
MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
MO-Missouri Plants
OH-Ohio State University Seed Biology
Texas A&M: Grass Images
The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program
UK-Plants For A Future
USDI GS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
UT-Range Plants of Utah
WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)
www.invasives.org
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