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Poa pratensis  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 41088

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Poa attica Boiss. & Heldr.
  
    Poa bourgeaei E. Fourn.
  
    Poa bourgeaei E. Fourn. ex Hemsl.
  
    Poa costata Schumach.
  
    Poa intermedia Steud.
  
    Poa macounii Vasey
  
    Poa magensiana Potztal
  
    Poa oligeria Steud.
  
    Poa urjanchaica Roshev.
  
    Poa viridis Schreb. ex Pursh
  
    Poa angustifolia ssp. costata (Schumach.) Richt.
  
    Poa pratensis ssp. attica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Rech. f.
  
    Poa pratensis var. attica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Boiss.
  
    Poa pratensis var. costata (Schumach.) Fr.
  
    Poa pratensis var. laxiflora Lange
  
    Poa pratensis var. macounii B. Boivin
  
    Poa pratensis var. stricta Hook.
  
    Poa pratensis var. subglabriflora Roshev.
  
    Poa pratensis var. urjanchaica (Roshev.) Bondar ex O. N. Korovina
  
  Common Name(s): Kentucky bluegrass
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyPoaceae  – grasses, graminées  
                               GenusPoa L. – bluegrass, bluegrass spp.  
                                  SpeciesPoa pratensis L. – Kentucky bluegrass  
    Direct Children:  
                                     VarietyPoa pratensis var. colpodea (Th. Fr.) Soreng  
                                     VarietyPoa pratensis var. iantha Laest.  
                                     SubspeciesPoa pratensis ssp. agassizensis (B. Boivin & D. Löve) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde  
                                     SubspeciesPoa pratensis ssp. alpigena (Lindm.) Hiitonen  
                                     SubspeciesPoa pratensis ssp. angustifolia (L.) Lej.  
                                     SubspeciesPoa pratensis ssp. colpodea (Th. Fr.) Tzvelev – Kentucky bluegrass 
                                     SubspeciesPoa pratensis ssp. irrigata (Lindm.) H. Lindb. – spreading bluegrass 
                                     SubspeciesPoa pratensis ssp. pratensis L. – Kentucky bluegrass 
       

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  Source: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)  
  Acquired: 2009   
  Notes: Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html   
  Reference for: Poa pratensis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Poa pratensis   
       
  Source: Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources   
  Reference for: Poa pratensis   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Poa pratensis   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
    Caribbean  
    North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native & Introduced  
    Hawaii, Native & Introduced  
    Alaska, Native & Introduced  
    Caribbean Territories, Native & Introduced  
 

 

    

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