Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa annua
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Annual Bluegrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa annua
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Poa annua
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Poa annua
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-002:
Poa annua FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Poa annua
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poa annua
COMMON NAME:
Annual Bluegrass, Six-weeks Grass, Speargass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_poan_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_poan_003_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_poan_007_lvd
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Gill Newberry gn04_poa_annua
April
Plants to 40cm but usually < 15cm, bright green, tufted, often forming mats, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Keith Bradley kab_poa_annua_9386
December Lexington County SC
Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Poa annua
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Poa annua
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Poa annua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Poa annua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-15-002:
Poa annua
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Poa annua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Poa annua
1104
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, gardens, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Low alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain brownish-yellow
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p106
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p150
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p058
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