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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution
Poaceae	Poa alsodes	Woodland Bluegrass, Grove Bluegrass	Rich cove forests, northern hardwood forests, seepage swamps.	NS west to SD, south to NC and IL; also in w. United States.
Poaceae	Poa annua	Speargrass, Six-weeks Grass, Annual Bluegrass	Fields, roadsides, gardens, lawns, disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia.
Poaceae	Poa arachnifera	Texas Bluegrass	Prairies and woodlands, eastwards in disturbed areas. Prairies, woodlands, eastwards in disturbed areas.	Sc. KS south through OK to se., sc. and sw. TX.
Poaceae	Poa arida	Prairie Blue Grass, Plains Blue Grass	Prairies.	ON west to AB, south to e. TX, NM, and ID.
Poaceae	Poa autumnalis	Bluegrass	Moist or dry nutrient-rich forests.	N. NJ west to se. MI, south to Panhandle FL and e. TX.
Poaceae	Poa bulbosa var. bulbosa	Bulbous Bluegrass	Lawns.	Now known from numerous stations in OH, IN, IL, and PA (Cusick 2013).
Poaceae	Poa bulbosa var. vivipara	Bulbous Bluegrass	Lawns, disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Poaceae	Poa chapmaniana	Chapman’s Bluegrass	Low fields, roadsides, disturbed areas.	DE west to IA, south to FL Panhandle and LA.
Poaceae	Poa compressa	Flat-stemmed Bluegrass, Canada Bluegrass	Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas.	Considered to be a native of Europe, but often found in remote natural areas.
Poaceae	Poa cuspidata		Moist forests at low to high elevations, ravines, bluffs.	NJ west to s. IN, south to sw. GA and c. AL.
Poaceae	Poa iconia var. iconia		Disturbed areas.	Native of e. Mediterranean areas.
Poaceae	Poa infirma		Disturbed areas.	Native of South America.
Poaceae	Poa interior	Inland Bluegrass	Sandstone ledges, upland prairies.	QC and AK south to VT, NY, MI, WI, MO, NE, w. TX, NM, and WA. There is only minimal documentation of this species within our flora region. Apparently only one collection has been made in s. IL in Jackson County in 1965 (R.H. Mohlenbrock 14107), but it has not been recorded in the state since the 1980's and may be extirpated (P. Marcum, pers. comm., 2022).
Poaceae	Poa languida	Drooping Bluegrass	Calcareous or ultramafic outcrop woodlands, barrens, and glades.	VT and MA west to MN, south to PA, w. VA, KY, and IA.
Poaceae	Poa nemoralis	Wood Bluegrass	Disturbed areas, sandy creek bottoms.	Native of Europe.
Poaceae	Poa paludigena	Bog Bluegrass	Bogs, especially in deep shade under shrubs.	NY west to MN, south to PA, w. NC, and IL.
Poaceae	Poa palustris	Fowl Bluegrass, Fowl Meadow-grass	Meadows, moist areas, bogs, calcareous spring marshes, stream banks and bars, beaver meadows.	Circumboreal, south in North America to VA, w. NC, MO, and NM. Some populations, especially southward, may represent introductions.
Poaceae	Poa pratensis ssp. angustifolia		Disturbed areas open woodlands, clearings, rocky places.	Native of w. Europe.
Poaceae	Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis	Kentucky Bluegrass, Junegrass, Speargrass	Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas, and widely naturalized in more natural forests, woodlands, and wetlands.	Native of Europe.
Poaceae	Poa saltuensis	Weak Speargrass, Old-pasture Bluegrass	Northern hardwood forests, ultramafic outcrop woodlands, barrens, glades, forests, fields, thickets.	NL (Newfoundland) west to MN, south to PA, w. VA, nc. SC (York County), and w. NC.
Poaceae	Poa secunda	Curly Blue Grass	Disturbed areas.	South to nw. Mexico (BCN).
Poaceae	Poa sylvestris	Forest Bluegrass, Woodland Bluegrass	Moist to dry-mesic forests.	NY west to MN and SD, south to Panhandle FL and TX.
Poaceae	Poa trivialis ssp. trivialis	Rough Bluegrass	Moist forests, disturbed areas, bottomlands.	Native of Europe.
Poaceae	Poa wolfii	Meadow Bluegrass	Moist rich forests.	OH west to MN, south to c. TN, n. AR, and NE; disjunct eastward in w. NC. The NC occurrence is based on material from Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Haywood County) (K. Langdon, pers. comm. 2006). The alleged VA occurrences are in error.

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