Poa pratensis

Characteristics
Monocots
Poaceae
Poa
Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis
Kentucky Bluegrass; Junegrass; Speargrass; Kentucky Blue Grass; June Grass; Spear Grass; Jungrass; Jun Grass
graminoid
1
**
Not Native KY[SNA] (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank)
Armaments
No
Duration
Perennial
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
graminoid
Moisture Requirements
Xeric; Mesic
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Chert; Limestone; Sandstone
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Acidic; Alkaline; Circumneutral
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Clay; Silt
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Cyperales
Poa
Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis - Kentucky Bluegrass; Junegrass; Speargrass; Kentucky Blue Grass; June Grass; Spear Grass; Jungrass; Jun Grass
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - 13
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - 13
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - 13
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - 13
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - 13
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - 13
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - 2
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - 2
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis - Joey Shaw View Full Size