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PLANTS

Kentucky bluegrass

Poa pratensis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Kentucky bluegrass, photo 1 of 5
Kentucky bluegrass, In flower
Kentucky bluegrass, In fruit
61 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 61 cm.

There are 504 observations of Kentucky bluegrass in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Capitale-Nationale and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord98
  2. Capitale-Nationale69
  3. Nord-du-Québec47
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean30
  5. Estrie30
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine27
  7. Lanaudière27
  8. Montérégie27
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches23
  10. Laurentides23
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent23
  12. Montréal20
  13. Outaouais20
  14. Mauricie15
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  16. Centre-du-Québec7
  17. Laval6

Similar species

Annual bluegrassPoa annua
Rough bluegrassPoa trivialis
VelvetgrassHolcus lanatus
CocksfootDactylis glomerata
Tufted hairgrassDeschampsia cespitosa
TOXIC
Reed fescueLolium arundinaceum
Canada bluegrassPoa compressa
Bulbous bluegrassPoa bulbosa
Fowl bluegrassPoa palustris
Smooth bromeBromus inermis
Dover grassLolium pratense
Alkali bluegrassPoa secunda