Poa pratensis

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Poa pratensis, Linn. Kentucky Blue-grass. June- Grass. Fig. 3083. Panicle pyramidal, open, usually 3-4 in. long; spikelets 3-6-fld., %m. long; first glume 1-nerved, second 3-nerved; lemma cobwebby at base; culm usually 1-2 ft, high, forming a sod with its copious rootstocks, its long soft basal Ivs. producing an abundance of foliage. Native in the cooler regions of the northern hemisphere. Dept. Agrie., Div. Agrost., Bull. No. 20:148.—A common pasture-grass through the middle part of the U. S. Its most important horticultural use is for lawns, for which purpose its habit and aggressiveness are eminently adapted. A. S. Hitchcock. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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