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Kingdom | Plantae |
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Sub Kingdom | Tracheobionta (vascular plant) | |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta (seed plant) | |
Division | Magnoliophyta (flowering plant) | |
Class | Liliopsida (monocotyledon) | |
Order | Cyperales | |
Family | Poaceae | |
Genus | Poa | |
Species | annua | |
Classification | L. | |
Common name | blue grass |
Geographic Range | it is native to Eurasia and western North America; it is widespread all over the world. |
Physical Characteristics | annual plant, reproducing only by seeds. It grows in dense, from 8 to 30 centimeters high tufts; it often roots at lower nodes. Leaves are bright green, about 7 centimeters long. It flowers form April to June. Each inflorescence produces 80 seeds in average and there may be from 30 to 450 inflorescences in each plant. |
Habitat | wetlands, pastures, cultivated fields, roadsides. |
Sources | |
References | USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
Web References | http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/ |
Source of the photo | http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/P/W-GM-PANN-MP.001.html |