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Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass

       
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Poa angustifolia

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Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis

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Synonyms:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis

  POAG Poa agassizensis B. Boivin & D. Löve
  POAN6 Poa angustifolia L.
  POPRA Poa pratensis L. ssp. agassizensis (B. Boivin & D. Löve) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde
  POPRA2 Poa pratensis L. ssp. angustifolia (L.) Lej.
  POPRA3 Poa pratensis L. var. angustifolia (L.) Gaudin
  POPRD Poa pratensis L. var. domestica Laest.
  POPRG Poa pratensis L. var. gelida (Roem. & Schult.) Böcher
  POPRI Poa pratensis L. var. iantha Wahlenb.
 

Distribution:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis

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Distribution Map Legend

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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, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 96 species in Poa, 4 subspecies in Poa pratensis L.
 

Classification:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis

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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
Subspecies Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis – Kentucky bluegrass
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis

Poa pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass

The related entity italicized and indented above 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        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. ssp. pratensis

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis

Poa angustifolia:

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
FACU-,FACU FACU- NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NI NO NO

Poa pratensis:

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
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566071.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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