Poa pratensis
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440323ebcc99954308264 |
| Scientific name | Poa pratensis |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 67 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Certified seed, sod, sprigs/stolons, and mixtures for turf, lawns, golf and sports turf, and groundcover in temperate regions.
Industrial and craft applications:
Forage and hay production; pasture improvement; reclaimed and restoration plantings; erosion control and soil stabilization, often in mixtures with legumes or cool-season grasses.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
None documented beyond minor incidental seed contamination in grain streams.
Colorants and tanning:
None documented.
Wood and fiber:
None; the species is herbaceous and not used for timber or fiber.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
None documented.
Properties relevant to use:
Perennial, cool-season, sod-forming habit; self-repairing via rhizomes and stolons; medium-fine leaf texture; medium tolerance to drought, cold, shade, and traffic; widely adapted on loamy to clay soils; compatible in seed mixtures for temperate turf.
Standards and regulation:
Seed marketed under cultivar certification (e.g., Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, NTEP cultivar ratings); sod managed under regional turfgrass best-practice standards; species-level seed certification per AOSA/ISTA methods.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Low to moderate water and nutrient requirements compared with warm-season grasses; widely available as certified seed and regionally produced sod; non-invasive in many jurisdictions but listed in some regional invasive or noxious lists where local regulations apply.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Briza virens | Walter | Fl. Carol. : 79 (1788) |
| Paneion pratense | Lunell | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 222 (1915) |
| Poa agassizensis | B.Boivin & D.Löve | Naturaliste Canad. 87: 176 (1960) |
| Poa anceps var. breviculmis | Hook.f. | Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 306. 1853 |
| Poa angustifolia | Elliott | Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 160 (1816) |
| Poa angustifolia subsp. costata | (Schumach.) K.Richt. | Pl. Eur. 1: 87. 1890 (1890) |
| Poa angustifolia subsp. anceps | (Gaudich.) K.Richt. | Pl. Eur. 1: 87 1890 |
| Poa angustifolia var. angustiglumis | (Roshev.) Vorosch. | Byull. Glavn. Bot. Sada 150: 56 (1988) |
| Poa angustifolia var. pratensis | (L.) Simonk. | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 580. 1896 |
| Poa angustiglumis | Roshev. | Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 773 (1932) |
| Poa articulata | Ovcz. | Izv. Otd. Estestv. Nauk 17: 38 (1956) |
| Poa athroostachya var. anceps | (Gaud.) Soó | Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23: 389 (1977 publ. 1978) |
| Poa avatshensis | Kom. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 162 (1914) |
| Poa bidentata | Stapf | Fl. Cap. 7: 713 (1900) |
| Poa boliviensis | Hack. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 25 (1912) |
| Poa bourgaei | E.Fourn. | Mexic. Pl. 113, descr. 1886 |
| Poa bourgaei | E.Fourn. ex Hemsl. | Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. iii. 580. |
| Poa brintnellii | Raup | Sargentia 6: 112 (1947) |
| Poa caerulea | Knapp | Gram. Brit. : t. 118 (1804) |
| Poa compressoformis | Rouy | Fl. France 14: 283 (1913) |
| Poa costata | Schumach. | Enum. Pl. Saell. 1: 28 (1801) |
| Poa dolichachyra | Keng ex L.Liu | Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 9(2): 391 (2002) |
| Poa dolichachyra var. longiflora | S.L.Chen ex D.Z.Ma | Fl. Ningxiaensis 2: 522 (1988 publ. 1990) |
| Poa dolichochyra | Keng | Fl. Ill. Pl. Prim. Sin. , Gram.: 157 (1959) |
| Poa dubia | [Honck.] | Verz. Gew. Teutschl. : 235 (1782) |
| Poa eragrostiformis | Schur | Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 88 (1853) |
| Poa filifolia | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 768 (1866) |
| Poa filiformis | Link ex Schrad. | Linnaea 12: 451 (1838) |
| Poa florida | N.R.Cui | Acta Bot. Boreal.-Occid. Sin. 7(2): 91 (1987) |
| Poa garanica | Ikonn. | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 15: 221 (1979) |
| Poa gelida | Roem. & Schult. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 540 (1817) |
| Poa glabra | Ehrh. | Beitr. Naturk. 6: 82 (1791) |
| Poa ianthoides | Roiv. | Ann. Bot. Soc. Zool.-Bot. Fenn. "Vanamo" 28(2): 199 (1954) |
| Poa latifolia | (Weihe) R.Doll | Feddes Repert. 89: 349 (1978) |
| Poa luzoniensis | Merr. | Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 180 (1906) |
| Poa macounii | Vasey | Cat. Canad. Pl. 2(4): 225 (1888) |
| Poa magensiana | Potztal | Willdenowia 2: 168 (1958) |
| Poa maydelli | Roshev. | Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 774 (1932) |
| Poa montana | [Honck.] | Verz. Gew. Teutschl. 233. 1782 [Oct-Dec 1782] |
| Poa nymannii | Tineo | Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 783 (1844) |
| Poa oligeria | Steud. | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 426 (1854) |
| Poa pachyantha | Keng ex Shan Chen | Fl. Intramongolica 7: 259 (1983) |
| Poa paratunkensis | Kom. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 162 (1914) |
| Poa peckii | Chase | J. Washington Acad. Sci. 28: 54 (1938) |
| Poa pinegensis | (Roshev.) Roshev. | Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 775 (1932) |
| Poa pratensis f. latifolia | Weihe | Deutsche Gräser 31 1823 |
| Poa pratensis subsp. agassizensis | (B.Boivin & D.Löve) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde | Canad. J. Bot. 56: 193 (1978) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. angustiglumis | (Roshev.) Tzvelev | Spisok Rast. Gerb. Fl. S.S.S.R. Bot. Inst. Vsesojuzn. Akad. Nauk 27: 10 (1990) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. rigens | (Hartm.) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 9: 47 (1972) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. sabulosa | (Roshev.) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 11: 27 (1974) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. sergievskajae | (Probat.) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 11: 27 (1974) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. skrjabinii | Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 11: 38 (1974) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. sobolevskiana | (Gudoschn.) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 11: 27 (1974) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. zhukovae | Jurtzev & Tzvelev | Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 65: 1466 (1980) |
| Poa pratensis var. anceps | Gaudich. | Agrost. Helv. 1: 215 1811 |
| Poa pratensis var. angustiglumis | Bondarenko ex Korovina | Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Zashch. Rast. 81: 35 (1978) |
| Poa pratensis var. arenaria | Parn. | Grass. Scotland 75. 1842 |
| Poa pratensis var. arida | Parn. | Grass. Scotland 74. 1842 |
| Poa pratensis var. atlantica | Maire | Fl. Afrique N. 3: 101. 1955 |
| Poa pratensis var. costata | (Schumach.) Fr. | Summa Veg. Scand. 76. 1845 |
| Poa pratensis var. domestica | Laest. | Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1822: 328. |
| Poa pratensis var. filifolia | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 768. 1866 |
| Poa pratensis var. laxiflora | Lange | Consp. Fl. Groenland. 1: 177. 1880 |
| Poa pratensis var. macounii | B.Boivin | Provancheria 12: 62 (1981) |
| Poa pratensis var. muralis | Parn. | Grass. Scotland 75. 1842 |
| Poa pratensis var. paratunkensis | Bondarenko ex Korovina | Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Zashch. Rast. 81: 36 (1978) |
| Poa pratensis var. pinegensis | Bondarenko ex Korovina | Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Zashch. Rast. 81: 36 (1978) |
| Poa pratensis var. planiculmis | Parn. | Grass. Scotland 74. 1842 |
| Poa pratensis var. retroflexa | Parn. | Grass. Scotland 74. 1842 |
| Poa pratensis var. rigens | (Hartm.) Laest. | Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1822: 328 1822 |
| Poa pratensis var. sabulosa | Roshev. | Izv. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 28: 383 1929 |
| Poa pratensis var. stricta | Hook. | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 246 (1840) |
| Poa pratensis var. subglabriflora | (Roshev.) Bondarenko ex Korovina | Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Inst. Rasteniev 81: 36 1978 |
| Poa pratensis var. transnominata | Bondarenko ex Korovina | Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Zashch. Rast. 81: 36 (1978) |
| Poa pratensis var. turfosa | Bondarenko ex Korovina | Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Zashch. Rast. 81: 36 (1978) |
| Poa pratensis var. umbrosa | Parn. | Grass. Scotland 74. 1842 |
| Poa pratensis var. urjanchaica | Bondarenko ex Korovina | Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Zashch. Rast. 81: 36 (1978) |
| Poa pseudopratensis | Beyer | Wiss. Beil. Programm Falk-Realgymn. Berlin 93: 29 (1891) |
| Poa pubescens | Lej. | Fl. Spa 1: 51 (1811) |
| Poa rigens | Hartm. | Handb. Skand. Fl. : 448 (1820) |
| Poa sabulosa | Turcz. ex Regel | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada vii. (1880) 616. |
| Poa sergievskajae | Prob. | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 28, 47 (1971) |
| Poa sobolevskiana | Gudoschn. | Izv. Sibirsk. Otd. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. Biol. Nauk 4(1): 73 (1963) |
| Poa stricta | D.Don | Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 3: 298 (1821) |
| Poa subcoerulea var. anceps | (Gaud.) Soó | Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 118 (1971 publ. 1972) |
| Poa subglabriflora | (Roshev.) Roshev. | Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 777 (1932) |
| Poa todaroi | Lojac. | Fl. Sicul. 3: 324 (1909) |
| Poa turfosa | Litv. | Spisok Rast. Gerb. Russk. Fl. Bot. Muz. Rossiisk. Akad. Nauk 8: 135 (1922) |
| Poa urjanchaica | Roshev. | Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 777 (1932) |
| Poa viridis | Schreb. ex Pursh | Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 79. 1813 (1813) |
| Poa stenachyra | Keng ex Keng f. & G.Q.Song | Acta Biol. Plateau Sin. 12: 10 (1994) |
| Poa zhukovae | (Jurtzev & Tzvelev) Prob. | Fl. Ross. Dal'nego Vostoka : 367 (2006) |
| Poa kuraica | Olonova | Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 91: 5 (2000) |
| Poa skrjabinii | (Tzvelev) Prob. & Tzvelev | Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 95: 867 (2010) |
| Poa pratensis var. pratensis | Scribn. | Grasses Tennessee pt. 2, 106. 1894 |
| Poa pratensis var. transnominatum | Bondarenko ex Korovina | Byull. Vsesoyuzn. Nauchno-Issl. Inst. Zashch. Rast. 81: 36 (1978) |
| Poa angustifolia var. anceps | (Gaudin) K.Richt. | Pl. Eur. 1: 87. 1890 (1890) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. anceps | Dumort. | Observ. Gramin. Belg. : 112 (1824) |
| Poa anceps | Hegetschw. | Fl. Schweiz [Hegetschweiler] 81. 1838 [May 1838] |
| Poa pratensis var. anceps | (Gaudin) Griseb. | Fl. Ross. 4(13): 379 1852 |
| Poa alpigena subsp. sobolevskiana | (Gudoschn.) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 11: 27 1974 |
| Poa nymanni | Tineo | Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 783 (1844) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. stenachyra | (Keng ex Keng f. & G.Q.Song) Soreng & G.H.Zhu | Fl. China 22: 278 (2006) |
| Poa pratensis var. dolichophylla | Hack. | Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 145 (1910) |
| Poa maydelii | Roshev. | Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk SSSR 30: 774 1932 |
| Poa pratensis var. attica | (Boiss. & Heldr.) Boiss. | Fl. Orient. 5: 601 1884 |
| Poa pratensis subsp. vulgaris | Gaudin | Fl. Helv. 1: 258 (1828) |
| Poa pratensis var. major | Roth | Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(1): 334 (1827) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | smooth meadow-grass |
| Spanish | kentucky blue |
| Spanish | grama de prados |
| Spanish | zacate poa |
| Spanish | grama de prado |
| Spanish | pasto azul de kentucky |
| Arabic | قبأ المروج |
| Arabic | كلئية مرجية |
| ba | Бажат |
| Belarusian | Метлюжок лугавы |
| Bulgarian | ливадна ливадина |
| Bengali | পোয়া প্রাটেনসিস |
| Czech | lipnice luční |
| Welsh | gweunwellt llyfn |
| German | wiesen-rispengras |
| German | wiesenrispengras |
| German | gewöhnliches wiesen-rispengras |
| German | wiesenrispe |
| Estonian | aasnurmikas |
| Persian | چمن مرتعی |
| Finnish | niittynurmikka |
| French | paturin des pres |
| French | pâturin des prés |
| Hebrew | סיסנית האחו |
| Upper Sorbian | Łučna lipnica |
| Icelandic | vallarsveifgras |
| Italian | erba fienarola |
| Japanese | ケンタッキーブルーグラス |
| Kazakh | Шалғын қоңырбасы |
| Korean | 왕포아풀 |
| Lithuanian | pievinė miglė |
| mn | Нугын биелэг өвс |
| Dutch | veldbeemdgras |
| Dutch | veldbeemd |
| nv | tsétah tłʼoh |
| os | Татук |
| os | Мæтатык |
| Polish | wiechlina łąkowa |
| Romanian | firuță de luncă |
| Russian | мятлик луговой |
| Swedish | ängsgröe |
| Swedish | ängsröe |
| Turkish | Çayır salkım otu |
| Ukrainian | тонконіг лучний |
| Chinese | 草地早熟禾 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Poa pratensis subsp. latifolia | (Weihe ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Schübl. & G.Martens | Fl. Wurtemberg 77 1834 |
| Poa pratensis subsp. dolichophylla | (Hack.) Portal | Poa France Belgique Suisse : 149 (2005) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. jordanii | Portal | Poa France Belgique Suisse : 151 (2005) |
| Poa pratensis subsp. pratensis | Unknown | |
| Poa pratensis subsp. turfosa | (Litv.) Vorosch. | Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. , n.s., 95(2): 91 (1990) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000893396 |
| UNII | ZO990O27NP |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 1961 |
| Flora of Alabama | 5005 |
| Canadensys | 7893 |
| USDA Plants | POPR |
| Tropicos | 25512740 |
| INPN | 114332 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:417792-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-436906 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 1079463 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 4545 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000461810 |
| Nature Serve | 2.149735 |
| IUCN Red List | 176440 |
| IPNI | 417792-1 |
| iNaturalist | 60307 |
| GBIF | 2704178 |
| Freebase | /m/01_m0j |
| WisFlora | 4547 |
| FEIS | plants/graminoid/poapra |
| EPPO | POAPR |
| EOL | 1114583 |
| Elurikkus | 6405 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 6686 |
| US Library of Congress | sh85071981 |
| USDA GRIN | 28996 |
| Wikipedia | Poa_pratensis |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_947311845.1 | Poa_pratensis_v1 | Scaffold | panand | 2022-12-02 | 70 | 5.71 Gb |
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