Poa pratensis

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Poa
Species	Poa pratensis L.
Common Name	Kentucky blue grass
Growth Habit	Grass
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native, FAC- (NWPL)
Specimens	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Poa pratensis L. subsp. pratensis

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Poa angustifolia subsp. costata	Poa angustifolia subsp. costata (Schumach.) Richt.
Poa articulata	Poa articulata
Poa bourgeaei	Poa bourgeaei E. Fourn.
Poa costata	Poa costata Schumach.
Poa intermedia	Poa intermedia Steud.
Poa macounii	Poa macounii Vasey
Poa magensiana	Poa magensiana Potztal
Poa oligeria	Poa oligeria
Poa pratensis subsp. attica	Poa pratensis subsp. attica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Rech. f.
Poa pratensis var. attica	Poa pratensis var. attica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Boiss.
Poa pratensis var. costata	Poa pratensis var. costata (Schumach.) Fr.
Poa pratensis var. laxiflora	Poa pratensis var. laxiflora Lange
Poa pratensis var. macounii	Poa pratensis var. macounii B. Boivin
Poa pratensis var. stricta	Poa pratensis var. stricta Hook.
Poa pratensis var. subglabriflora	Poa pratensis var. subglabriflora Roshev.
Poa pratensis var. urjanchaica	Poa pratensis var. urjanchaica (Roshev.) Bondar ex O. N. Korovina
Poa urjanchaica	Poa urjanchaica Roshev.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Crawford, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Howard, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Noble, Owen, Parke, Perry, Porter, Posey, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Spencer, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vanderburgh, Warren, Warrick, Whitley

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1931 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
64412	Jennings	23 May 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Poa pratensis L.
49308	Howard	29 May 1938	Charles M. Ek	BUT Poa pratensis L.
61443	Tippecanoe	18 Jun 1941	Charles M. Ek	BUT Poa pratensis L.
40109	Howard	05 May 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Poa pratensis L.
49347	Miami	21 Jun 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Poa pratensis L.
154249	Warren	21 May 1991	Gayle Tonkovich 52	BUT Poa pratensis L.
28913	Posey	11 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 4932	BUT Poa pratensis L.
28907	Vanderburgh	11 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 4951	BUT Poa pratensis L.
70027	Harrison	11 May 1941	J. E. Potzger 8807	BUT Poa pratensis L.
70021	Harrison	11 May 1941	J. E. Potzger 8807	BUT Poa pratensis L.
26553	Warrick	12 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 4967	BUT Poa pratensis L.
26564	Spencer	12 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 5005	BUT Poa pratensis L.
26557	Perry	12 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 5014	BUT Poa pratensis L.
26565	Crawford	12 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 5028	BUT Poa pratensis L.
11361	Martin	14 May 1932	J. E. Potzger 2452	BUT Poa pratensis L.
11358	Martin	14 May 1932	J. E. Potzger 2473	BUT Poa pratensis L.
27644	Franklin	18 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 5062	BUT Poa pratensis L.
13641	Owen	20 May 1933	J. E. Potzger 3150	BUT Poa pratensis L.
11304	Monroe	21 May 1932	J. E. Potzger 2486	BUT Poa pratensis L.
29149	Franklin	21 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 5086	BUT Poa pratensis L.
28716	Marion	25 May 1935	J. E. Potzger 5097	BUT Poa pratensis L.
22077	LaPorte	26 May 1934	J. E. Potzger 4200	BUT Poa pratensis L.
23623	Porter	27 May 1934	J. E. Potzger 4187	BUT Poa pratensis L.
22073	Starke	27 May 1934	J. E. Potzger 4218	BUT Poa pratensis L.
13744	Marion	30 May 1933	J. E. Potzger 3193	BUT Poa pratensis L.
12184	Morgan	01 Jun 1932	J. E. Potzger 2580	BUT Poa pratensis L.
61206	Owen	02 Jun 1940	J. E. Potzger 8308	BUT Poa pratensis L.
13761	Montgomery	03 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3205	BUT Poa pratensis L.
70583	Marion	03 Jun 1944	J. E. Potzger 9605	BUT Poa pratensis L.
67147	Tipton	05 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9388	BUT Poa pratensis L.
8916	Morgan	07 Jun 1931	J. E. Potzger	BUT Poa pratensis L.
11306	Monroe	07 Jun 1932	J. E. Potzger 2556	BUT Poa pratensis L.
37771	Howard	07 Jun 1936	J. E. Potzger 6954	BUT Poa pratensis L.
76454	Marion	07 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10173	BUT Poa pratensis L.
84514	Carroll	07 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10176	BUT Poa pratensis L.
13667	Marion	08 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3239	BUT Poa pratensis L.
13713	Marion	08 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3239	BUT Poa pratensis L.
13669	Hamilton	08 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3257	BUT Poa pratensis L.
38242	Madison	08 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7443	BUT Poa pratensis L.
76444	Carroll	08 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10182	BUT Poa pratensis L.
74755	Randolph	09 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9778	BUT Poa pratensis L.
13658	Hendricks	10 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3266	BUT Poa pratensis L.
13705	Tippecanoe	10 Jun 1933	J. E. Potzger 3293	BUT Poa pratensis L.
47960	Kosciusko	10 Jun 1939	J. E. Potzger 8117	BUT Poa pratensis L.
21763	Morgan	11 Jun 1934	J. E. Potzger 4254	BUT Poa pratensis L.
23533	Morgan	11 Jun 1934	J. E. Potzger 4254	BUT Poa pratensis L.
23651	Brown	11 Jun 1934	J. E. Potzger 4272	BUT Poa pratensis L.
67244	Shelby	12 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9408	BUT Poa pratensis L.
67231	Rush	12 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9430	BUT Poa pratensis L.
76461	Whitley	13 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10220	BUT Poa pratensis L.
76459	Noble	13 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10226	BUT Poa pratensis L.
76458	St. Joseph	13 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10241	BUT Poa pratensis L.
62099	Fulton	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8844	BUT Poa pratensis L.
55194	Fulton	14 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8844	BUT Poa pratensis L.
76450	Porter	14 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10259	BUT Poa pratensis L.
76449	Porter	14 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10262	BUT Poa pratensis L.
29141	Boone	15 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6151	BUT Poa pratensis L.
29140	Clinton	15 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6154	BUT Poa pratensis L.
29139	Cass	15 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6167	BUT Poa pratensis L.
29138	Cass	15 Jun 1935	J. E. Potzger 6168	BUT Poa pratensis L.
70090	Harrison	15 Jun 1940	J. E. Potzger 8318	BUT Poa pratensis L.
55381	LaPorte	15 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8893	BUT Poa pratensis L.
61531	LaPorte	15 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8893	BUT Poa pratensis L.
56374	Starke	15 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8929	BUT Poa pratensis L.
62531	Starke	15 Jun 1941	J. E. Potzger 8929	BUT Poa pratensis L.
74737	DeKalb	15 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9787	BUT Poa pratensis L.
77461	Newton	15 Jun 1946	J. E. Potzger 10331	BUT Poa pratensis L.
23138	Johnson	16 Jun 1934	J. E. Potzger 4313	BUT Poa pratensis L.
74768	LaGrange	16 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9819	BUT Poa pratensis L.
40825	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7497	BUT Poa pratensis L.
38044	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7512	BUT Poa pratensis L.
38045	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7512	BUT Poa pratensis L.
38046	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7512	BUT Poa pratensis L.
38047	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7512	BUT Poa pratensis L.
38048	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7512	BUT Poa pratensis L.
38049	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7512	BUT Poa pratensis L.
38050	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7512	BUT Poa pratensis L.
39371	LaGrange	17 Jun 1937	J. E. Potzger 7512	BUT Poa pratensis L.
74933	Elkhart	17 Jun 1945	J. E. Potzger 9853	BUT Poa pratensis L.
67204	Carroll	18 Jun 1943	J. E. Potzger 9447	BUT Poa pratensis L.
70026	Kosciusko	22 Jun 1940	J. E. Potzger 8392	BUT Poa pratensis L.
61508	Hancock	27 Jun 1942	J. E. Potzger 9232	BUT Poa pratensis L.
80809	DeKalb	28 Jun 1947	J. E. Potzger 10824	BUT Poa pratensis L.
70564	Fayette	01 Jul 1944	J. E. Potzger 9626	BUT Poa pratensis L.
70028	Steuben	02 Jul 1938	J. E. Potzger 7967a	BUT Poa pratensis L.
44883	Steuben	02 Jul 1938	J. E. Potzger 7971	BUT Poa pratensis L.
69927	LaGrange	13 Jul 1941	J. E. Potzger 9083	BUT Poa pratensis L.
28382	Steuben	19 Jul 1935	J. E. Potzger 6359	BUT Poa pratensis L.
74939	Blackford	21 Jul 1945	J. E. Potzger 9950	BUT Poa pratensis L.
92640	Fountain	21 Jul 1950	Jack McCormick 470	BUT Poa pratensis L.
92479	Parke	18 Aug 1950	Jack McCormick 822	BUT Poa pratensis L.
92407	Fountain	14 Sep 1950	Jack McCormick 960	BUT Poa pratensis L.
18880	Montgomery	17 May 1961	Joe Ludlow	BUT Poa pratensis L.
154248	Madison	22 May 1992	P. E. Rothrock 2442	BUT Poa pratensis L.
154247	Allen	27 May 1993	P. E. Rothrock 2986	BUT Poa pratensis L.
154859	Marion	06 Jun 2006	P.A Scott 2079	BUT Poa pratensis L.
152811	Marion	14 Jun 1996	Raelene M. Crandall 61	BUT Poa pratensis L.
15231	Lawrence	01 Jun 1933	Ralph M. Kriebel	BUT Poa pratensis L.
37428	Kosciusko	23 May 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11505	BUT Poa pratensis L.
103256	Kosciusko	22 Jun 1940	Ray C. Friesner 8392	BUT Poa pratensis L.
12881	Marion	02 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4332	BUT Poa pratensis L.
156539	Steuben	5/26/2017	Scott Namestnik 3250	BUT Poa pratensis L.

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