Annual bluegrass - Poa annua
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EmailPoa annua L.
Poaceae (Grass family)
MI Status
Non-native
Life cycle
Clump-forming winter or summer annual.
Leaves
Hairless, soft, light green leaves are folded in the bud and lack auricles. Leaves have linear margins (sides parallel) and distinctive boat-shaped tips.
Ligule
Slightly pointed membranous ligule.
Stems
Upright, bending, up to 1-foot-tall stems are clump-forming, enlarge by tillering and may root at the lower nodes.
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