Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Poa from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-013:
Poa pratensis FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Poa pratensis
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poa pratensis
COMMON NAME:
Kentucky Bluegrass, Junegrass, Speargrass
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JK Marlow jkm200502_4560
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0564
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Panicle's lowermost branches usually in a whorl of 5, naked below, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0568
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Lower lemma mid- & marginal veins finely hairy, intermediate veins hairless, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0569
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0573
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Spikelets crowded, lemmas copiously webbed at base, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_pratensis_prat_1
May Catawba County NC
Panicle pyramidal or oblong-pyramidal, open, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_pratensis_prat_4735
May Catawba County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_pratensis_prat_5120
May Iredell County NC
Spikelets 3-5 flowered, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-013:
Poa pratensis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Poa pratensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poa pratensis
1107
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas, and widely naturalized in more natural forests, woodlands, and wetlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bisexual
Inflorescence a panicle, usually dense
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain red
Grain
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