Poa pratensis

Poa pratensis (smooth meadow-grass, common meadow grass, or Kentucky bluegrass) is a grass. It is a perennial species of the grass family Poaceae. It is native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. It grows to 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in) tall.

Poa pratensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Poa
Species:	P. pratensis
Binomial name
Poa pratensis L.

Poa pratensis makes a useful pasture plant. It is also used for making lawns in parks and gardens. Poa is Greek for fodder, which is food fed to livestock.

The name "Kentucky bluegrass" came from its blue flower heads.

Poa Pratensis Media

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  Myrmus miriformis in Přerov, Czech Republic

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  Poa pratensis (Billeder af nordens flora 1917ff

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  The most common lawn grass in north temperate areas renders this species a persistent colonizer of open dry site vegetation dominated by native grasses (e.g., mountain big sagebrush communities).

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  PanicleTaxonym: Poa pratensis ss Fischer et al. EfÖLS 2008 ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9*Location: next to Schmetterlingswiese in Donaupark, Vienna-Donaustadt - ca. 160 m a.s.l.*Habitat: ruderal, dry meadows

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  Wiesen-Rispengras Poa pratensis, Stoltera Nähe Rostock

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  SpikeletTaxonym: Poa pratensis ss Fischer et al. EfÖLS 2008 ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9*Location: next to Schmetterlingswiese in Donaupark, Vienna-Donaustadt - ca. 160 m a.s.l.*Habitat: ruderal, dry meadows

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  Stem with leaf sheath and liguleTaxonym: Poa pratensis ss Fischer et al. EfÖLS 2008 ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9*Location: next to Schmetterlingswiese in Donaupark, Vienna-Donaustadt - ca. 160 m a.s.l.*Habitat: ruderal, dry meadows

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  Seeds of Poa pratensis (Kentucky Bluegrass)