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*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

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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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