Poa
Poa annua (Annual Meadow-grass)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Poa L.
Species
About 500 species, including: Poa abbreviata - Short Bluegrass Poa alpigena - Northern Meadow-grass Poa alpina - Alpine Meadow-grass Poa alsodes - Grove Bluegrass Poa angustifolia - Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass Poa annua - Annual Meadow-grass Poa arachnifera - Texas Bluegrass Poa arctica - Arctic Meadow-grass Poa badensis Poa bulbosa - Bulbous Meadow-grass Poa cita - Silver Tussock Poa compressa - Flattened Meadow-grass Poa chaixii - Broad-leaved Meadow-grass Poa chathamica Poa colensoi - Blue Tussock Poa douglasii - Douglas Bluegrass Poa dura Poa flabellata Poa flexuosa - Wavy Meadow-grass Poa glauca - Glaocous Meadow-grass Poa infirma - Early Meadow-grass Poa iridifolia Poa labillardieri Poa nemoralis - Wood Meadow-grass Poa palustris - Swamp Meadow-grass Poa pratensis - Smooth Meadow-grass Poa seconda - Sandberg's Bluegrass Poa subcaerulea - Spreading Meadow-grass Poa supina - Creeping Meadow-grass Poa trivialis - Rough Meadow-grass Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1477x1108, 497 KB) Picture made by myself: Poa annua (straatgras); Poa annua File links The following pages link to this file: Poa ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Liliopsida is the botanical name for a class. ... families see text Poales is a botanical name at the rank of order. ... Subfamilies There are 7 subfamilies: Subfamily Arundinoideae Subfamily Bambusoideae Subfamily Centothecoideae Subfamily Chloridoideae Subfamily Panicoideae Subfamily Pooideae Subfamily Stipoideae The true grasses are monocotyledonous plants (Class Liliopsida) in the Family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Species About 500 species, including: Poa abbreviata - Short Bluegrass Poa alpigena - Northern Meadow-grass Poa alpina - Alpine Meadow-grass Poa alsodes - Grove Bluegrass Poa angustifolia - Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass Poa annua - Annual Meadow-grass Poa arachnifera - Texas Bluegrass Poa arctica - Arctic Meadow-grass Poa badensis Poa bulbosa - Bulbous Meadow-grass... Binomial name Poa flabellata (Lam. ... Binomial name Poa nemoralis L. Poa nemoralis (Wood bluegrass) is an ornamental plant in the Poaceae family. ... Binomial name Poa palustris L. Poa palustris (Fowl bluegrass, fowl meadow grass, Swamp Meadow-grass) is a species of grass native to Asia, Europe and Northern America. ... Binomial name Poa pratensis L. Smooth Meadow-grass (Poa pratensis) is a species of grass native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. ... Binomial name Poa trivialis L. Poa trivialis (Rough bluegrass) is an ornamental plant in the Poaceae family. ...

Poa is a genus of about 500 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass (mainly Europe and Asia), bluegrass (mainly North America), tussock (some New Zealand species), and speargrass. Species About 500 species, including: Poa abbreviata - Short Bluegrass Poa alpigena - Northern Meadow-grass Poa alpina - Alpine Meadow-grass Poa alsodes - Grove Bluegrass Poa angustifolia - Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass Poa annua - Annual Meadow-grass Poa arachnifera - Texas Bluegrass Poa arctica - Arctic Meadow-grass Poa badensis Poa bulbosa - Bulbous Meadow-grass... Poá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Subfamilies There are 7 subfamilies: Subfamily Arundinoideae Subfamily Bambusoideae Subfamily Centothecoideae Subfamily Chloridoideae Subfamily Panicoideae Subfamily Pooideae Subfamily Stipoideae The true grasses are monocotyledonous plants (Class Liliopsida) in the Family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

One species, Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis, is the type species of the family Poaceae. Binomial name Poa pratensis L. Smooth Meadow-grass (Poa pratensis) is a species of grass native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. ... In scientific classification, a type is a specimen or description that corresponds to a taxon (a group of organisms), and helps to identify which organisms may be referred to with that name. ... Subfamilies There are 7 subfamilies: Subfamily Arundinoideae Subfamily Bambusoideae Subfamily Centothecoideae Subfamily Chloridoideae Subfamily Panicoideae Subfamily Pooideae Subfamily Stipoideae The true grasses are monocotyledonous plants (Class Liliopsida) in the Family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. ...

Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis showing the ligule structure

The genus Poa includes both annual and perennial species. Most are monoecious, but a few are dioecious (separate male and female plants). The leaves are narrow, folded or flat, sometimes bristled, and with the basal sheath flattened or sometimes thickened, with a blunt or hooded apex and membranaceous ligule. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1087x1195, 178 KB) Picture taken by myself: (nl:Ruwbeemdgras) Poa trivialis ligula; Poa trivialis File links The following pages link to this file: Poa ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1087x1195, 178 KB) Picture taken by myself: (nl:Ruwbeemdgras) Poa trivialis ligula; Poa trivialis File links The following pages link to this file: Poa ... Peas are an annual plant. ... Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... Plant sexuality deals with the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant kingdom. ... Plant sexuality deals with the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant kingdom. ... “Foliage” redirects here. ...

Bluegrass adaptation in the U.S.

Poa species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Chionodes psiloptera. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Superfamilies Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Acanthopteroctetoidea Alucitoidea Axioidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidea Choreutoidea Cossoidea Drepanoidea Epermenioidea Eriocranioidea Galacticoidea Gelechioidea Geometroidea Gracillarioidea Hedyloidea Hepialoidea Heterobathmioidea Hyblaeoidea Immoidea Incurvarioidea Lasiocampoidea Lophocoronoidea Micropterigoidea Mimallonoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Neopseustoidea Nepticuloidea Noctuoidea Palaephatoidea Pterophoroidea Pyraloidea Schreckensteinioidea Sesioidea Simaethistoidea Thyridoidea Tineoidea Tischerioidea Tortricoidea Urodoidea Whalleyanoidea Yponomeutoidea Zygaenoidea The order Lepidoptera... Chionodes is a genus of moths of the family Gelechiidae. ...

Cultivation and uses

Many of the species are important pasture plants, used extensively by grazing livestock. Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) is the most extensively used cool-season grass used in lawns, sports fields, and golf courses in the United States. However, annual bluegrass (Poa annua) is considered a weed and is undesirable in turf. [1] Pastureland Pasture is land with lush herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of ungulates as part of a farm or ranch. ... Grazing To feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... Kentucky bluegrass is a hardy grass imported from Europe and flourishing in Americas southeast. ... For other uses, see Lawn (disambiguation). ... This article is about the sport of golf. ...

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