Smooth Meadow-grass
পোয়া প্রাটেনসিস
Poa pratensis L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 36 cm
- wide
- 15 cm
Poaceae
Also called Smooth meadow-grass
Formerly Paneion pratense
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Perennial or rhizomatous geophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Subarctic to Temp. Northern Hemisphere and N. MexicoKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 10 cm to 61 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 15 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- Purple, greenRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -40 °C (USDA zone 3a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- Czech
- lipnice luční
- Welsh
- gweunwellt llyfn
- German
- Wiesen-Rispengras, Wiesenrispengras
- Canadian English
- Kentucky bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass
- Spanish
- Grama de prados, Grama de Prados, Poa Común
- Finnish
- niittynurmikka
- French
- pâturin des prés, Pâturin des prés
- Icelandic
- Vallarsveifgras
- Dutch
- veldbeemdgras, Veldbeemdgras
- Polish
- Wiechlina łąkowa
- Turkish
- Çayır salkım otu
- Chinese
- 草地早熟禾
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Poa pratensis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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