Scientific Name:  Poa annua L. Common Name:  Bluegrass, Annual
Local Names:  Poa Annua Common Family Name:  Grass
Life Cycle:  Annual >> Winter Type of Ligule:  Membraneous
Growth Stage:  Flowering Environment:  Roadsides, Lawns, Gardens
Other:  An erect or bending winter annual from three to six inches tall. Stems flattened at the base, often rooting at lower nodes. Leaves very soft, tips boat-shaped. Seed heads are a pyramidal, open panicle. Upper Leaf Surface:  No Hairs
Lower Leaf Surface:  No Hairs Collar Region:  No Hairs
Leaf Margins:  No Hairs Blade Width:  Narrow
Prominent Midrib:  No Color Green:  Normal