Poaceae
Annual bluegrass
Poa annua
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Poa
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Common names
By language (35)
- Afrikaans
- Wintergras
- Arabic
- قبأ حولي, قبأ المروج الحولي
- arz
- قبا حولى
- Asturian
- Yerba campa
- Basque
- Sopuru
- Belarusian
- Метлюжок адналетні, Мятлюжок адналетні
- Bulgarian
- Едногодишна ливадина
- Chinese
- 早熟禾, 爬地早熟禾
- Croatian
- Jednogodišnja vlasnjača
- Czech
- Lipnice roční
- Danish
- Enårig Rapgræs
- Dutch
- Straatgras, Pluimgras
- English
- Annual bluegrass, Annual meadow grass, Annual meadow-grass
- Estonian
- Murunurmikas
- Finnish
- Kylänurmikka
- French
- Pâturin annuel, Paturin annuel
- German
- Einjähriges Rispengras, Einjährige Rispe, Jährige Rispe
- hsb
- Mólička lipnica, Mjakuš
- Hungarian
- Egynyári perje
- Icelandic
- Varpasveifgras
- Irish
- Cuise bliantúil
- Japanese
- スズメノカタビラ
- Lithuanian
- Vienametė miglė, Vienmetė miglė
- Macedonian
- Едногодишна ливадарка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Tunrapp
- Persian
- چمن یکساله
- Polish
- Wiechlina roczna
- Portuguese
- Cabelo-de-cão, Cabelo-de-cão-anual, Erva-das-galinhas, Erva-negra, Poa-anual, Poa-comum, Pé-de-galinha, Pêlo-de-cão
- Quechua
- P'ata qachu
- Romanian
- Hirișor
- Russian
- Мятлик однолетний
- Spanish
- Hierba de punta, Yeba de punta
- Swedish
- Vitgröe
- Ukrainian
- Тонконіг однорічний
- Welsh
- Gweunwellt unflwydd
Synonyms
- Aira pumila Pursh
- Catabrosa pumila (Pursh) Roem. & Schult.
- Festuca tenuiculmis Tovar
- Ochlopoa annua (L.) H.Scholz
- Ochlopoa annua subsp. notabilis (Chrtek & V.Jirásek) H.Scholz & Valdés
- Ochlopoa annua subsp. pilantha (Ronniger) H.Scholz & Valdés
- Ochlopoa annua subsp. raniglumis (S.E.Fröhner) H.Scholz & Valdés
- Ochlopoa notabilis (Chrtek & V.Jirásek) Tzvelev
- Ochlopoa pilantha (Ronniger) Tzvelev
- Ochlopoa raniglumis (S.E.Fröhner) Bomble
- Poa aestivalis J.Presl
- Poa algida Trin.
- Poa annua f. annua
- Poa annua f. lanuginosa Sennen
- Poa annua f. latisquamea Lindm.
- Poa annua f. longiglumis Lindm.
- Poa annua f. ovalis (Tineo) Trab.
- Poa annua f. purpurea Mike L.Grant
- Poa annua f. reptans (Hausskn.) T.Koyama
- Poa annua subsp. annua
- Poa annua subsp. mutabilis Chrtek & V.Jirásek
- Poa annua subsp. notabilis Chrtek & V.Jirásek
- Poa annua subsp. pilantha (Ronniger) H.Scholz
- Poa annua subsp. raniglumis (S.E.Fröhner) Chrtek
- Poa annua var. annua
- Poa annua var. aquatica Asch.
- Poa annua var. arenosa Schur
- Poa annua var. brevifolia Lagr.-Foss.
- Poa annua var. caespitosa N.Terracc.
- Poa annua var. campana Seguin
- Poa annua var. crispa Gray
- Poa annua var. elatior Chevall.
- Poa annua var. eriolepis É.Desv.
- Poa annua var. longiglumis Lindm.
- Poa annua var. pilantha Ronniger
- Poa annua var. pumila Andersson
- Poa annua var. raniglumis S.E.Fröhner
- Poa annua var. reptans Hausskn.
- Poa annua var. rigidiuscula Dewey
- Poa annua var. rivularis Pauquy
and 19 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to May, July to October (from 817 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Wang.QG, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: florawhite, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 10:06, 7 May 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jindřich Soukup, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.