Poa annua L.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (GRASS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
  • Species : Poa annua
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Poa annua L.
  • Common name : Annual Meadow Grass
  • Collection Nos : R.R.Rao 1648
  • Collector(s) Name : R.Raghavendra Rao
  • Collection Date : 27/12/71
  • Collection Locality : Kattikere Estate, B.R.Hills, Chamarajnagar distict, Karnataka State
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments : Often cultivated as turf grass. Cosmopolitan in distribution and one of the world's worst weeds. This species is a potential seed contaminant and thrives well in anthropogenic habitats.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • World Distribution : Cosmopolitan
  • Literature : Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Poa annua. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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