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Poa pratensis L.
Kentucky bluegrass

   
Symbol: POPR
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    NI
AK    NI
HI    I
PR    I
CAN    NI
GL    N
SPM    I



Photograph of Poa pratensis L.
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.
 
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Distribution by State:
Poa pratensis L.

Distributional Map for Poa pratensis L.
Distribution Map Legend

Poa pratensis L. distribution:
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)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Poa pratensis L.

341 genera in Poaceae, 96 species in Poa
Distribution of Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fr. ex Blytt) Hiitonen. .
Poa pratensis ssp. alpigena
Kentucky bluegrass
Distribution of Poa pratensis L. ssp. colpodea (Th. Fr.) Tzvelev. .
Poa pratensis ssp. colpodea
Kentucky bluegrass
Distribution of Poa pratensis L. ssp. irrigata (Lindm.) H. Lindb.. .
Poa pratensis ssp. irrigata
spreading bluegrass
Distribution of Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis. . Image Available.
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass
Related Taxa Legend
 

Classification:
Poa pratensis L.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Poaceae – Grass family
Genus   Poa L. – bluegrass
Species   Poa pratensis L. – Kentucky bluegrass
 

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.

New Hampshire:
Poa pratensis ssp. alpigena
alpine meadow grass Endangered
 

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.

NE&GP 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.
WI Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin.
 

Introduced Information:
Poa pratensis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Poa pratensis L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,OBL FACU FACU+ FAC- FACU FACU FACU+ FACU FACU FAC FACU FACU OBL UPL

Poa alpigena [=POPRA6]:

Poa angustifolia [=POPRP2]:
 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Poa pratensis L.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41088.

 

 

 

 
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