Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Poa annua Linnaeus
(Annual Bluegrass)
Family: Poaceae
Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
None
Poa annua has spikelets that each have more than one floret which have no awns. This is an annual in lawns and disturbed ground. The stems are mostly prostrate.
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Poa annua, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, BlackRange, East Cyn., Apr. 16, 2008
Poa annua, detail of callus without cobwebby pubescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, BlackRange, East Cyn., Apr. 16, 2008
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