AppearancePoa pratensis, commonly known as Kentucky Bluegrass or Common Meadow-grass, is a perennial species of grass. A long-lived sodgrass with rhizomes, growing 0.5-3 ft. (0.2-0.9 m) tall.Foliage Mostly basal, nearly glabrous; blades V-shaped, narrow, 1-7 in. (2.5-17.8 cm) long, with boat-shaped tips and two prominent veins along the center of the upper surface of the leaf which appear as miniature railroad tracks.Flowers The flower is its dense seed head. It flowers from May-July.Fruit Open, spreading, pyramidal panicle, 2-8 in. (5.1-20.3 cm) long, with panicle branches whorled in groups of 3 to 5; spikelets contain 3 to 5 florets; lemmas awnless but cobwebby-hairy at base.Ecological ThreatPoa pratensis grows in lawns, roadsides and ditches. It is native to Europe, Asia, North America, and northern Africa.

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Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org

Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org

Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org

John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org

Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org

Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org

Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org