Poa pratensis subsp. pratensis
Kentucky Bluegrass, Smooth Meadow Grass
Also known as: Poa agassizensis B.Boivin & D.Löve +13 more
- Poa agassizensis B.Boivin & D.Löve
- Poa alpigena subsp. sobolevskiana (Gudoschn.) Tzvelev
- Poa anceps var. breviculmis Hook.f.
- Poa angustifolia subsp. anceps (Gaudin) K.Richt.
- Poa angustifolia subsp. angustiglumis (Roshev.) Vorosch.
- Poa angustifolia subsp. costata (Schumach.) K.Richt.
- Poa angustifolia var. anceps (Gaudin) K.Richt.
- Poa angustifolia var. angustiglumis (Roshev.) Vorosch.
- Poa angustiglumis Roshev.
- Poa athroostachya var. anceps (Gaudin) Soó
- Poa avatshensis Kom.
- Poa boliviensis Hack.
- Poa brintnellii Raup
- Poa compressoformis Rouy
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Poa pratensis subsp. pratensis (commonly known as Kentucky Bluegrass or Smooth Meadow Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Poa pratensis, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, Florida, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Aleutian Is., Algeria, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Azores, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Free State, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Japan, Kerguelen, KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Lesotho, Madeira, Marion-Prince Edward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, South Australia, South Georgia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia
Base Species & Variations