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Poa annua

AuthorityL.
FamilyLiliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae
Synonyms
Common namesannual bluegrass, low speargrass, paturin annuel, six-weeks grass
Editor
Ecocrop code8765



Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION A small, light to yellowish green grass with abundant basal leaves. USES It is grown for forage and pasture and used for lawns in shady areas with regular watering. It can also be used for putting greens cut to a height of 7 mm. GROWING PERIOD Annual or biennial grass. (GMAX estimated by the compiler). COMMON NAMES Annual bluegrass, Annual neadow grass, Low speargrass, Dwarf meadow gold, Six-weeks grass, Plains bluegrass. FURTHER INF Annual bluegrass is native of Europe.
Sources
Grassland Index
Roecklein J 1987 pp 136 [USE]
Duke J 1979 pp 95 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
Breymeyer A 1990 pp 269-271 [SAL, RAIN, DEP, USE]
Heath M 1985 pp 196 [DRA, FER, USE]