*Poa annua Linnaeus. Section: Micrantherae. Speargrass, Six-weeks Grass, Annual Bluegrass. Phen: Dec-May (-Nov). Hab: Fields, roadsides, gardens, lawns, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Taxonomy Comments: A species derived from hybridization of P. infirma Kunth and P. supina Schrader (Mao & Huff 2012).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FlGr, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, Il, K1, K3, K4, Meso6, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Tucker (1996); = Ochlopoa annua (L.) H.Scholz; > Poa annua L. var. annua – F; > Poa annua L. var. reptans Hausskn. – F
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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