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Poa annua

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It is in flower all year around except for severe winters. The seeds ripen and are deposited 8 months of the year. The plant grows rapidly from seed, flowering within 6 weeks, seeding and then dying.
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of a small canoe. They are soft and drooping. Long sheaths clasp the stem. The leaves are smooth above and below, with finely serrated edges. Occasionally the leaves are serrated transversely.
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Benson, Christopher W.; Sheltra, Matthew R.; Maughan, Peter J.; Jellen, Eric N.; Robbins, Matthew D.; Bushman, B. Shaun; Patterson, Eric L.; Hall, Nathan D.; Huff, David R. (2023-06-26).
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It has a slightly creeping, fibrous, rootstock. The stem grows from 15–25 cm (6-10 in.) high. It is slightly flattened, due to being folded rather than rolled.
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The leaves are smooth above and below, with finely serrated edges. Occasionally the leaves are serrated transversely.
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Collins pocket guide Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns. Fitter.R, Fitter.A, Farrer.A. 1995. page 54
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of cultivation, known in the Americas as annual bluegrass. It occurs as a common constituent of
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The Observers Book of Grasses, Sedges and Rushes. Frances Rose. pages 38–39
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Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press.
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Ohlendorf, B.; D. W. Cudney; C. L. Elmore; V. A. Gibeault (April 2003).
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The vivid green leaves are short and blunt at the tips, shaped like the
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is open and triangular shaped, 5 to 7.5 cm (2 to 3 in.) long. The
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greens, are annual bluegrass, although many courses have converted to
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Poa Annua: Physiology, Culture, and Control of Annual Bluegrass
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is pointed and silvery. Compared this to Common Meadowgrass
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as a turfgrass for use on golf course putting greens
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Pooideae
Poa
Binomial name
L.
temperate climates
annual plant
perennial
hybrid
Poa supina
Poa infirma
chromosomal rearrangements
polyploidy
genome size


panicle
spikelets

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