PLANTS Profile for Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Poa pratensis L.
Kentucky bluegrass


Symbol:		POPR
Group:		Monocot
Family:		Poaceae
Growth Habit:		Graminoid
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Native and Introduced

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Poa pratensis L.

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Plant Distribution by State:
Poa pratensis L.

State Distributional Map for Poa pratensis L.

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	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

Poa pratensis L. occures in the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming

Related Taxa:
Poa pratensis L.

View 334 genera in Poaceae, 94 species in Poa or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Poa pratensis ssp. alpigena
Kentucky bluegrass

Poa pratensis ssp. colpodea
Kentucky bluegrass

Poa pratensis ssp. irrigata
spreading bluegrass

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass

Classification:
Poa pratensis L.

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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

Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Poa pratensis L.

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.

New Hampshire:
Poa pratensis L. ssp. alpigena (Fries ex Blytt) Hiitonen
alpine meadow grass		Endangered

Invasive Information:
Poa pratensis L.

Kentucky bluegrass

This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants 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. 589pp.
WI		Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin Manual of Control Recommendations for Ecologically Invasive Plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.

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+

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OBL

UPL

POAL : Poa alpigena [=POPRA6]

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FACU,FACW-

FACW-

FACU

POAN6 : Poa angustifolia [=POPRP2]

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FACU-

FACU

Other Species 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 from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41088.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

Related Web Sites:
Poa pratensis L.

Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service: abstract & illustration

Great Plains-Species Abstracts of Highly Disruptive Exotic Plants

Texas A&M;: Grass Images

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)